“Where is Sri Lanka? What do you eat in Sri Lanka? Is it like Indian food?” Those are pretty much the first set of questions I get asked when I tell people I’m originally Sri Lankan. Luckily for me, many North Americans have recently discovered, and loved, the Pearl of the Indian Ocean. “Where is Sri Lanka?” […]
We’ve told you about the hardships we encountered during our travels through Sri Lanka and one of the many accommodation hiccups we encountered was in Kalpitiya. We were driving back to Colombo from Jaffna and decided to stop for the night and most of the hotels were booked up which is how we ended up […]
Sri Lanka is known for elephants and this gem of a creature can be spotted at various places throughout the island. If you’re only staying in the city of Colombo, it’s harder to see them as they do tend to roam in the wild than city streets. That said, some of the bigger temples do […]
This past December, in the 8th year of our marriage, Yashy and I were finally able to return to Sri Lanka, the island where Yashy was born and we were married in 2009. During my two prior visits, I did not have the chance to travel outside of Colombo, Sri Lanka’s largest city. On our first […]
Lounging by picturesque Sri Lankan beaches was high on my list of things to do but given the hectic 10 day Sri Lankan road trip I had planned, we only managed to enjoy the beach on a few occasions. One of the most relaxing beach sessions took place at the Nilaveli Beach Resort located near Trincomalee. When […]
Sri Lanka is known for tea and while everyone around me drank tea as I grew up, I never picked up the habit. I’m that rare person who needs neither tea nor coffee to kick off my day but over the last year I’ve come to appreciate a cup of flavoured tea before bed. I […]
One of the things I was most excited about as we planned our trip to Sri Lanka was the chance to explore some uncharted territories – mainly the North of the country. While my dad grew up in Colombo, most of his family is from Jaffna, and he not only went to school there for […]
Keeping kids engaged is a full time job, and in our home, that role is alternatingly performed by Yashy, the Little Monkey’s school teachers, our nanny and myself, as well as our television, iPads, books, games, crafts, and toys. When I am in charge, I find there are only so many games of hide and […]
Travelling through Asia with kids takes some extra effort and as with all our trips, I had a bit of an agenda I wanted to follow so that we didn’t end up lollygagging in places and totally “wasting” our vacation days. Prior to leaving Toronto I received the Eyewitness Travel Sri Lanka guide and while […]
Our eleven days of driving through Sri Lanka comes to a speedy end tonight, and we’re gearing up for our loooong flight back home to Toronto. I was born in Sri Lanka, and the hubs and I got married here as well, but this trip is the first time we explored Sri Lanka outside of […]
