Holi Mania it’s Spring in India!
Holi Mania it’s Spring in India!- India has spring fever and nowhere celebrates it with more vigor than Mathura India. We hooked up with our friends Rebecca and Julian from Toronto to experience India’s most colourful festival.The Preparation Begins! Becca has wanted to see Holi since the time she was 12 and Julian being a huge history buff explained the story of Krishna, the temples that...
Tsunami Five Years Later: A Photo Story
Tsunami Five Years Later: A Photo StoryIt has been over 5 years since the Tsunami devastated the coast of Sri Lanka. Over 50,000 people were killed and thousands more injured and displaced. While new disasters and tragedies have occurred in the world and people have moved on to other issues. The Tsunami of December 26, 2004 is still fresh in the people of Sri Lanka’s minds. It is impossible...
Dave and Deb’s Excellent Surf Adventure Part 2
Dave and Deb’s Excellent Surf Adventure Part 2Have you ever loved doing something that you are just not very good at? That is Dave and I when it comes to surfing. Man, we love it, but we just aren’t naturals at it. We are avid snowboarders back home and while it does help with our balance and stance, it is still a different ball game catching a wave and actually riding it while looking...
Mountain Biking in Sri Lanka…Sort of
Mountain Biking in Sri Lanka…Sort of- Dave and I love to mountain bike. We hit the trails regularly in the summer and get out of the city as much as possible. It is so much fun to ride a new obstacle with success, get up the nerve to go down a steep trail and totally gratifying to conquer an epic climb. Deb ready to go!! When we read that we could mountain bike in Sri Lanka’s Hill Country,...
A Little Bit of Britain in Sri Lanka
A Little Bit of Britain in Sri Lanka- One of the coolest little towns we have been to in Asia is Nuwara Eliya in Sri Lanka. What makes it unique is that it doesn’t look Asian at all. You feel as if you have stepped back in time to the 1940’s in England./ / / / / / The town is made up of Old Victorian Architecture bordering the race track and golf course. You can feel the influence of the...
Snapshot Sunday #1-Yala National Park, Sri Lanka
Snapshot Sunday #1-Yala National Park, Sri LankaThe elusive Leopard of Yala National Park, Sri Lanka Welcome to the first of our Snapshot Sunday’s. We have come to the conclusion that we might be posting just a little often with seven days a week. So to give people time to catch up on our posts from the week, we are giving you all a break from our ramblings and offering up a photograph from...
Udaipur: The most Romantic City in India
Udaipur: The most Romantic City in India/ We have made it to Rajasthan and it is everything that we ever imagined India to be. Arriving at the bus station on a cool morning, we were greeted by a friendly man named Jamil. We always have our backs up against the wall when we arrive in a new town. Rickshaw drivers can be little schemers and we never know who to trust. Jamil seemed nice, he quoted...
