Part Two: Tea Hills, Temple Bells and Ocean Waves, Our Journey Through Sri Lanka
Our February–March 2026 Sri Lanka journey, Part Two: from Nuwara Eliya to Tangalle, then Bentota and Colombo. If you missed the hills, Part One starts in Kandy. From …
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Part One: Tea Hills, Temple Bells, and Ocean Waves, Our Journey Through Sri Lanka
Our February–March 2026 Sri Lanka journey, Part One: the airport area, three nights in Kandy, Glenloch’s tea hills and three nights in Nuwara Eliya. The coast follows in …
Sri Lanka: The Substitute That Became a Favourite (in Snapshots)
This follows “Born Restless,” the story of my long-held India dream. Sri Lanka began as another possibility and became one of the places I most wanted to return …
A Foreign Son-in-Law Must Be Found – How I Almost Became Someone’s Ticket Out of the Dowry Game in Sri Lanka
Between 1991 and 1994, I traveled to Sri Lanka three times. When you travel solo, it’s almost inevitable that you’ll meet locals. On my second trip, I somehow …
My First Journey into the Free World: A 1991 Adventure in Sri Lanka
In September 1991, I arrived in Sri Lanka at the age of 22, ready for my first journey to a faraway destination. The world had opened up, and …
A Unique Sri Lanka Adventure: The Menstruation Party
Beruwela, Sri Lanka, September 1991. I woke to what I thought was gunfire. By the following evening, I was at a family celebration, trying to eat dinner with …