by Sue Davies | Jul 23, 2017 | Asia, Nature, Sri Lanka
Visit to Rekawa Beach to See Leatherback and Green Turtles We walk into the courtyard. About 40 people are sitting around in folding chairs. We were greeted by Saman, a tall, gruff man who has spent 20+ years protecting the giant leatherback and green turtles of...
by Sue Davies | Jul 23, 2017 | Sri Lanka, Temples
Arriving at Dambulla Cave Temples Pulling into the parking lot, the first thing we see is a giant golden Buddha. It’s quite cheesy. This can’t really be the Dambulla Cave Temples. We were expecting more majestic and serious. This was indeed the entrance to...
by Sue Davies | Jul 20, 2017 | Asia, Sri Lanka, Temples
Sri Lanka-The Cultural Triangle I had been trying to convince Reggie for many years to visit Sri Lanka. We were finally going. We love temples and historical sites so we wanted to learn about the ancient Anuradhapura Kingdom. Our trip started with several days in the...
by Sue Davies | Jul 16, 2017 | Asia, Buddhism, Sri Lanka
Driving in Sri Lanka is an endless adventure not for the faint of heart. Let’s start with the roads. Many roads are single lane and well paved. Outside the cities most of the side roads are dirt. But size does matter. Apparently any road large enough for 1 car...
by Sue Davies | Jul 14, 2017 | Asia, Sri Lanka
Laya hotel is right outside Yala National Park–one of the main game viewing areas in Sri Lanka. The hotel sits on the Indian Ocean. Here’s the view from our room. And we had visitors Cows! And a monitor...
by Sue Davies | Jul 14, 2017 | Sri Lanka, Temples, Women
The Polonnaruwa Ruins are a World Heritage site and date to 1270 AD. It was the second most ancient kingdom of Sri Lanka. There are hundreds of Temples and other structures at Polonnaruwa. Polonnaruwa was the capital of the South Indian Chola dynasty in the late 10th...
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