It is an interesting milestone when adapting to a new home country, when one starts revisiting favorite locations more often than one discovers new ones. The beauty of Sri Lanka, of course, is that there is so much to discover…
Vesak temple hopping ~ Buddha’s birthday ~ Sri Lanka
Vesak is the religious and cultural festival which celebrates Buddha’s birthday. It is always celebrated on the the first full moon, in the month of May! Ben is on a business trip in Vancouver, Canada. I however, am here in…
An Ayurvedic wellness retreat ~ Tangalle, Sri Lanka
For years we have turned to Chinese traditional medicine for a range of treatments because we have been impressed by the merits of a holistic approach to health. The Chinese medical history is anchored on concepts of energy flow through…
Exploring the Southern coast, Sri Lanka ~ Hiriketiya beach, Jasper House
With a birthday coming my way, I definitely want to take a trip to celebrate. Celebrate being alive, celebrate being healthy and happy, and the fact that I am living the conscious life of my choosing. Short of going to…
Inspiration from Buddhist temples on the Southern Coast of Sri Lanka.
Peta’s paintings always reflect our travels and lives ~ Stray dogs in Nicaragua, goats in India, sculptures in the Jardins des Tuileries in Paris, ancient artifacts and archaeological treasures in Peru, textured colorful wooden fishing boats in Morocco…. Here in…
Back to our Jungle Nest ~Delawella, Sri Lanka
After a jam packed period of travel, which started two months ago, we are finally both back in Sri Lanka. Our travels took us to Malyasia, then Indonesia, Singapore and Hong Kong. After which, Peta continued to Chicago, Los Angeles and…
A tale of pachyderm love ~ Sri Lanka
Ask any 5 people what makes the tropical island of Sri Lanka such an appealing and alluring country…. and you are likely to get 5 different answers. This is because Sri Lanka has SO much diversity to offer. For us,…
From a night in a tree house to an ancient Buddhist sacred city.
We lose track of time in Jaffna, and three days go by quickly. We could stay longer, but we are eager to see more in the surrounding area before we start our descent back to the South of Sri Lanka.…