In the main street of Kilinochchi the remains of the town’s old water tower lies prostrate on the ground covered in pockmarks. It’s a stark reminder of the devastation that…
The Farah III was a container ship that was high-jacked/ran aground on the North West coast of Sri Lanka in 2006 and was used by the Tamil Tigers as the…
After getting ripped off in my first Maloo-endevour, Ramaka from work took us under her wing and offered to take us straight to the source, the fishing boats. At 7am…
Betel nut is the working man’s vice. You’re not worth your salt as a fisherman or labourer or cleaner if you don’t have red stained lips and half your teeth…
Ambuluwawa is a weird place. It is a biodiversity and religious diversity center (it has a church, a mosque, a temple and pagoda) perched on top of a mountain just…
Sigiriya is a massive rock over 200m high that has the ruins of a castle/monastery or both (depends who you ask) on top of it. Some versions of history claim it was a…
Kannan: “You like dog?” Me: “Nai? (Tamil for dog) Kannan: “Yah” Me: “Sure… ” “Come, come.” We walked over to the van where he reached under the seat and pulled…
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…
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