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Back to Civilisation and Drugged to the Eyeballs
14 December 2014 It’s the little things, like an ensuite bathroom, room service (that is no reflection on Sanjeev, our houseboy at The Kandy House) and the absence of rats freefalling from the ceiling that makes you appreciate life’s “creature” … Continue reading
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In the Tree Tops
8 December 2015 Mornings are pretty slow in The Kandy House, our home-away-from-home perched on the side of the hills surrounding Kandy’s central tank (lake). Here our two storey brick, tile and wood abode wakes to the mist that surrounds … Continue reading
A Bombay Sapphire Monsoon
5 December 2015 The cool of the bungalow’s interior didn’t reflect the intensifying temperature building outside. The high Dutch colonial ceiling with its lazy fans slicing through the mid-morning air created a sanctuary from the tropical heat. The view through … Continue reading
Sarongs and Snow
4 December 2015 Yep, another trip to Sri Lanka. Two weeks in tropical paradise, followed by another two weeks in Canada for a (hopefully!) white Christmas. What a challenge to pack for: sarongs, board shorts and thongs lay on top … Continue reading
An 80 year old “Boy” and Us.
18 March 2015 Well, that’s not quite true. There is also “Brutus” (as we’ve named him), a battle-scarred old dog who seems to enjoy our plantation home’s wide verandahs to escape the sun. We sadly said “bon voyage” to our … Continue reading
Heart of Darkness
10 October 2013 We are now travelling by the night train from Trincomalee to Habarana, hoping to catch up with some wild elephants. It’s their yearly get together called “The Gathering”. So as I clickety-clack, groan, squeak and wheeze (the … Continue reading
Bare Chest and Bare Feet
2 October 2013 We are on our last day in Jaffna, the absolute top of the Island of Sri Lanka. Once the second biggest city in Sri Lanka, following the civil war, it is now the twelfth largest. We had … Continue reading
The Jungle at the Bottom of My Garden
27 September 2013 Our Villa is on the south coast of Sri Lanka. Villa Malgedara. Twenty minutes walk through the village to the beach and two minutes walk to the edge of Koggala Lake, the largest lake in Sri Lanka. … Continue reading
Back to Serendipity
6 September 2013 Well, I’m on the “roam” again. Back to my most favourite destination in the world: Sri Lanka. “The Land of Serendib”, “The Tear at the Bottom of India” … and home of the best curries ever. I’m … Continue reading
Tinsel, Tanned Santa and Neon Pachyderms
29 December 2012 We’ve left Yala National Park on the south coast and bumped, switched-backed, avoided pot holes, trucks, buses, dogs, tuk tuks and landslides along the road to Nuwara Eliya. We’re now 2000 metres above sea level. In Little … Continue reading
