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One of the world’s most spectacular train rides costs less than $10-by Julia D’Orazio Source:Theage I’m fine with a little discomfort. Sitting shoulder to shoulder, a slight awkwardness here and there. Even the subtle wafts of a fellow passenger’s body odour don’t deter my mood as I’m preoccupied with other things. Hardly staring into the abyss, I’m transfixed with Sri Lanka’s countryside slowly passing me. The island nation boasts one of the world’s most scenic train journeys. Its 1561-kilometre rail network extends like veins across the country, winding through gently sloping hills lined with tea plantations, gorges, rivers, waterfalls, viaducts and villages. The train from Kandy to Nanu Oya is slow travel at its finest. It’s slow travel at its finest, with some train speeds just 40km/h along the network, allowing ample time for an impromptu photoshoot. Sri Lanka’s first railway connected the country during British rule. The railroad was ...