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Travelling amidst a pandemic: Shalu Wijerathna shares her thoughts 

20 Jan 2021

  [caption id="attachment_115131" align="alignright" width="278"] Snaps by Shalu Wijerathna whilst on her travels around the island [/caption] Shalu Wijerathna has a deep passion for all things travel. She is usually found frolicking around Sri Lanka, making memories, and taking some amazing pictures along the way.  Wijerathna was inspired to become an influencer after she began posting travel pictures on her Instagram five years ago. Speaking to The Morning Brunch, she said: “To be honest, I didn’t have an idea to be a travel influencer. I didn’t even know what that meant; all I wanted was to travel and post beautiful travel pictures on my Instagram. That’s how I started to grow on Instagram.” Due to the pandemic, many of us have been confined to our homes, and Wijerathna was no exception. She told us that she hadn’t had the chance to travel much, but after the second lockdown, she was able to slowly ease back into travelling, while sticking to the health and safety guidelines. “I'm really concerned about safety protocols when I’m travelling, and want to show my followers the safe way to travel without risking the virus.” Another important message she wishes to spread to her mass following is: “Always enjoy the moment.” Wijerathna firmly believes that if one doesn’t live in the moment, there is no point in travelling. To her, it’s not always about photographing for her Instagram, it’s about really taking in the scenery and having a great time. [caption id="attachment_115133" align="alignright" width="288"] Shalu Wijerathna[/caption] As an influencer, she is given the opportunity to visit and review hotels in order to promote the location. With the pandemic, Wijerathna added that this is the best time for hotels to contact influencers, because they can help revive the tourism industry by providing hotels with a platform to display what they have to offer. Sharing her thoughts on the airports reopening this month, she said: “It’s really good for our country because most Sri Lankan hotels and other businesses are running through tourism,” adding that this will indeed bring about a huge revenue to our country and help with the status of our economy as well. She noted that as a country, we still need to be careful, and pay attention to the guidelines we have been presented with. She has been all around the country, and visited many stunning locations in Sri Lanka. She talked about her most recent and favourite travel memory: “Last month, a couple of my friends and I visited Victoria Golf Club Resort and we got the chance to experience a hike and a picnic.” She gushed that the view surrounding the picnic area was absolutely breath-taking and she had never been to a place that stole her heart more than that resort.  She was immediately struck by the thought, “how beautiful is my motherland!” Her hopes for 2021 are simple – she wishes to be able to travel more, and visit all the locations she had planned for in 2020, but was unable to. She concluded: “2020 was a slow year, but I didn’t pressure myself because of the opportunity I missed during the pandemic. I just went with the flow. I’m hoping this pandemic will fade away soon.”    Instagram: shx.lu   Photos Shalu Wijerathna

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