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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
