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…
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…
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…
On our return to Sri Lanka I was roped into playing a six-a-side cricket competition. Roped in is probably not completely accurate. I willingly volunteered my services. Ok, I begged…
Do you like noise? What? Do you like Noise? Huh? Do you like a cacophony of sound that does not abate for 4 hours? Say Whaaat? Oh yeah and you…
On our trip to Arugum Bay we spent a day in the East Coast town of Batticaloa. Batticaloa is a Portuguese derivation of the original Tamil name, Matakkalappu, which translates to Muddy Swamp. That’s a pretty…
(Debut blog by a guest writer: my partner in spice) After a few weeks of being overwhelmed by the colour and chaos of Colombo, I checked in for 7 days…
Is This Too Spicy? 