We are making our way across Sri Lanka towards Namal ~ the baby elephant whom we met last year and vowed to help get a new leg. We have a few days before our “date” with our pachiderm. We have…
Wild beaches and local markets: 2 Green Global Trek favorites ~ Sri Lanka
Our stay in Arugam Bay is a symphony in colors. Whether at the beach, where the colorful fishing boats are the dominant feature, or later at an open air market where the men’s colorful sarongs are omnipresent, we are surrounded by…
Tuk Tuk adventure down the East Coast of Sri Lanka
“The most important reason for going from one place to another is to see what’s in between.” We are on our way down the Eastern coast from Trincomalee to Arugam Bay, our destination for a few days. We have selected…
Traveling in Tamil territory ~ Sri Lanka
As we jump on the bus from the road outside the elephant reserve (near Dambula), to go North into Tamil country, we are conscious that it is a newly-gained privilege to travel in this part of Sri Lanka. Not long ago, travel throughout the war torn…
Ancient Buddhist art in cave temples ~ Sri Lanka
With Ben’s meetings and work finally complete, we are eager to head in a completely different direction for the rest of our time in Sri Lanka. Having been in the South of Sri Lanka twice now, we are excited to…
Beach escapade in Matara, Sri Lanka.
After about five days of jam packed meetings and being constantly on the go, Ben is very ready for a weekend change of pace and scenery. If you know us, you know we work hard, but we play hard too. It…
At work in Colombo, Sri Lanka
The first time we visited Sri Lanka in 2014, we fell in love with this small, pearl shape, multi-cultural, multi-religious, multi-ethnic, multi-lingual country at the southern tip of India. We spent 3 weeks here, mostly exploring the Southern part of…
Baby elephant NAMAL needs a new leg!
https://life.indiegogo.com/fundraisers/baby-elephant-namal-lost-his-leg-to-a-land-mine–2 We have started a fund raiser to help a baby elephant! You might wonder why…..? I met Namal the baby elephant when we were in Sri Lanka in October 2014, with the expressed purpose of seeing elephants in the…