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…
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…
When we were in Kilinochchi we witnessed an event that left me speechless (yes, it happens sometimes). We were filling up at the petrol station when I heard loud music…
We are working with local NGOs to help set up and fund small-scale livelihood projects for vulnerable communities. One of these projects is an agricultural livelihood project in a small…
Yesterday afternoon our street was overtaken by a swarm of Lego men. Dressed in matching blue overalls and yellow hard hats, these Lego men perched themselves on every power pole…
Is This Too Spicy? 