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18 Apr

Victory

A strange sound resonated out across the Indian Ocean last week. That sound was the collective sigh of relief from 20 million Sri Lankans as their national T-20 cricket team…

11 Apr

Thiruketheeswaram

Thiruketheeswaram is one of the most important Hindu temples in Sri Lanka. Built around 600 BC it is dedicated to the God Shiva. Pilgrims come from around the world to…

10 Apr

Lover’s Day

The international reach of Valentine’s Day knows no bounds. We spotted this lovely graffiti as we drove through the North Western town of Mannar. I’m all for the name change…

08 Apr

Bath Time

Sometimes in your travels you stumble across something that makes you smile. We were taking mum to Kandy to see the Temple of the Tooth Relic when we saw the…

08 Apr

Dried Monsters

All over the country but especially in the North you can find shops selling dry fish. Fish is dried in order to preserve it, so anything that is not sold…

05 Apr

The Man With a Knife

He only speaks in numbers. I hold up two fingers. He cranes his head up into the blaring afternoon sun and his head wobbles inside his oversized hat to acknowledge…

13 Mar

Wedding Crashers

After work one day we got back to our apartment and there was a large group of people in the driveway all dressed up for a function. Making our way…

13 Mar

Toddy

A hard days ploughing needs a nice cold beer and the closest thing to that in the Northern Province is toddy. Whilst beer is icy and refreshing, toddy is warm…

13 Mar

Polonnaruwa

Polonnaruwa is one of the points of the cultural triangle, the other two being Anuradhapura and Kandy. An ancient monastery, it’s filled with old dagobas, pagodas, and temples. It’s a…

12 Mar

Fishing

Net fishing is common along most coastal areas in Sri Lanka. A long and tiresome job, teams of mostly men and sometimes women spend hours and hours hauling in kilometre…

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