Mihintale in the Central North of Sri Lanka, is the place where Buddhism was first introduced to Sri Lanka. After climbing the 1850 ancient steps you can see why. Mihintale is…
“Maloooooooo? Malooooooo?” The call rings out up and down our street every morning. At first I thought it was a friendly/potentially crazy lady yelling out “Hello Hello” to everyone in…
Anuradhapura is one of the ancient Sinhalese Buddhist capitals of Sri Lanka. The ancient city is most famous for its giant dagobas (dome shaped structures that house Buddhist relics). Their sheer size is…
Monkeys stink, literally and figuratively. They are officially my most hated animal. My hatred for monkeys began in India when they ransacked my room during a trip to a national…
It’s really cranking into sunset season now as we are getting into the last of the monsoon. We are getting some great evening storms that make for some pretty spectacular…