If readers are confused about our “nest construction”, switching as it does between Hoi An, Viet Nam and Unawatuna, Sri Lanka, there is good reason for it. We are creating two home bases in parallel and, to be more exact,…
Sculpting our lives, designing our nest ~ continued…
The nest is taking shape, one twig at a time. We were off to a good start, and we are still moving forward but the rainy season has arrived in Sri Lanka. The pace of work has slowed. as workers…
Sculpting our lives, designing our nest ~ in Sri lanka
Before there was a house, there was a country. And before there was a country, there was a region. We just culminated a two year long due diligence process that was fun, thrilling, thought provoking and which forced us to…
Gender bending? Culture bending? …… (part 1 ~ His)
Ben? Gender bending? What are we talking about here? The thought of Ben donning a “skirt” a few years ago, would just have made us both laugh out loud. After all, no judgement here, guys wearing skirts has been a…
Shaping our future ~ A new adventure begins
IF you have been following our Green Global Trek, you know that we lived for 6 years in Nicaragua before launching on the the Asia leg of our trek. We had an explicit intention to select a country to base…
A stay at Kikili Beach ~ Unawatuna, Sri Lanka
We’re back in Sri Lanka, for work, making this our third visit, and we are taking the opportunity for a weekend escapade in the Galle region in the South. Our destination: Unawatuna. After a week in the bustling capital city…
Home away from home ~ The Margosa Residencies in Colombo, Sri Lanka
In a land far, far away, previously known as Ceylon, there lies the congested capital city of Colombo. As beautiful as the country of Sri Lanka is, for most visitors, Colombo is merely a springboard to other destinations, such as the bucolic beaches,…
I made a promise to an elephant in Sri Lanka!
We are in a predicament. We may not write explicitly, by name or location, about our favorite elephant , because we await “official approval” from the pertinent Ministry. Therefore, until we receive the go ahead, we will not refer to our elephant…