We are headed to (hopefully) see the endangered one horned rhino which is indigenous to Assam. Once widespread, the one horned rhino, or Indian rhino (the largest of the rhino species) was found across the entire Northern part of the…
Discovery of Assam, Northeastern India.
Let’s start with basics: there are several INDIAS. (Obviously, this is a ridiculously simplistic summary of a complex country like no other in complexity, i.e. the reason we love learning more about India). Just to illustrate the concept of “several…
Our Aurovillian experience ~Tamil Nadu, India
It feels daunting to write a blog post on Auroville, so unusual and revolutionary a place it is. Major disclaimer is warranted right off the start. We do not even begin to claim an understanding of Auroville, for that would…
Pondering Pondicherry ~ Tamil Nadu
We have been itching to return to India. Sri Lanka’s Tamil dimension has had us thinking about visiting the region of Tamil Nadu for sometime. Chennai is the capital of Tamil Nadu and an easy one hour flight from Colombo…
Bandu’s funeral and a new reality for Nilu
It has been over a month since Bandu’s tragic death. We have struggled with whether or not to post an entry about Bandu’s funeral. We finally decided that because death is a natural part of the cycle of life and…
First visit in Sri Lanka from family…
Our nest is full! Oren and his fiancee Jess, came to visit us in Sri Lanka over Christmas and New Year. This was their first trip to Asia and we were super excited to host them and share Sri Lanka…
A serendipitous friendship: guest post by Andrea
A couple of years ago, I found myself (in Madrid) waiting in one of those eternal airplane boarding lines and I was feeling as bedraggled as I looked. I had the oncomings of a cold and had just ran to…
2017 ~ our year in review.
2017 was a different type of year for us. Our travels this year, were prioritized around visiting our parents and sons in the U.S. ~ not once, but twice. Of course we managed to sneak in some short stops en…