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…
Road Trip to Jaffna, Sri Lanka
We have been living in the South of Sri Lanka for two months now. On our very first trip to Sri Lanka we explored the South and South Eastern part of this pearl shaped island. Our main focus of that…
First… everything… in our humble abode, in Dalawella, Sri Lanka
This past week was a week of firsts… our first night in our new home, our first animal sightings, first morning walk, and of course our first time to try out the bath tub. So before we normalize into our…
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…
Tissa Lake, Sri Lanka ~ Nature connectedness.
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…