Raising funds for vulnerable women and children in Sri Lanka
Raising funds for vulnerable women and children in Sri Lanka
Resting our feet Our village tour as a 3 minute movie Coconut sambol recipe This recipe was made for us almost everywhere we’ve been. It is amazing and so simple to make if you have …
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We were up before the cockerels woke us this morning and on the road by 5am. We made the steep climb to the top of Sigiriya Rock in time to see the sunrise at 6.05. …
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Polonnaruwa is hot: very very hot. I wrote a bit about the history of this ancient city in my planning blog over 2 years ago so won’t repeat that here. If interested in some of …
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Today was all about visiting an indigenous community in Dambana, eastern central Sri Lanka. A highlight was a personal meeting with the Veddah Chief, Uruwarige Wanniyalaeto, which had been arranged for us as part of …
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Wasgamuwa National Park Our late afternoon Wasgamuwa elephant safari turned out to be a bit more of an adventure than we’d expected. We’d hoped to spot a few of Sri Lanka’s Asian elephants in their …
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Kirimetiyawatte, abbreviated to Kirimetiya, and even further and affectionately so to Kiri, is a remote village high in the mountains of the central province of Sri Lanka. Whilst only about an hour’s drive from the …
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Centuries ago and up until the 17th century when the Portuguese conquered and killed the last king, Jaffna was a kingdom of its own. It had a rich Sangam (Tamil) literature, historically known as ‘the …
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Save a Prayer If you’re getting on a bit, like me, you may remember Duran Duran’s video of their hit song ‘Save a Prayer’ (1982). It was filmed on location in Sri Lanka and notably …
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Kandy Town Overcrowded, humid, bustling, colourful and loud, with lots of tuk tuks beeping, is how I’d describe a first impression of Kandy town. It has a fabulously faded grandeur with its centre piece: a …
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Ratnapura, locally known as the city of gems, is based at the foot of Adam’s Peak, a conical mountain located in central Sri Lanka. It was nearing the end of our 10 day tour of …
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