I hope that in this year to come, you make mistakes. Because if you are making mistakes, then you are making new things, trying new things, learning, living, pushing yourself, changing yourself, changing your world. You’re doing things you’ve never done before, and more importantly, you’re doing something. ~ Neil Gaiman Weligama, Sri Lanka December … More Weligama, Sri Lanka: New Year’s Eve
Keeping one’s guests supplied with liquor is the first law of hospitality. ~ Margaret Way Yala, Sri Lanka December 30 – 31, 2014 It only occurs to me nearly a year later as I sit and reminisce about our overnight stay in Yala, Sri Lanka that maybe I don’t fully understand the nature of true … More Yala, Sri Lanka: Genuine Hospitality
Not all those who wander are lost. ~ J.R.R. Tolkien Uda Walawe National Park, Sri Lanka December 30, 2014 For as long as I can remember, I’ve always had a love for animals, especially large animals in the wild. From the time we booked our flights to arriving in Sri Lanka, I could not contain … More Uda Walawe National Park, Sri Lanka: A Sanctuary for the Wild
Think of the beauty still left around you and be happy. ~ Anne Frank Ella, Sri Lanka December 30, 2014 Captivating. Simply put, no other words will do. Standing atop Little Adam’s Peak I feel a gush of joy and the type of weightlessness that only seems to accompany true happiness. The mountains crest and roll … More Ella, Sri Lanka: On top of the World
Fresh air impoverishes the doctor. ~ Danish Proverb Bandarawela, Sri Lanka December 29 – 30, 2014 Standing silent against the railing of our balcony, I look across the horizon. Every shade of blue and green is visible in the late afternoon light. I had no idea I would be so lost for words. My mind … More Bandarawela, Sri Lanka: A Night of Rejuvenation
You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me. ~ C.S. Lewis Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka December 29, 2014 From an outsider’s point of view, it seems as though tea is the heartbeat of Sri Lanka. Mountains and hillsides all around are inundated by tea trees. … More Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka: Visiting a Tea Plantation
To seek is to suffer. To seek nothing is bliss. ~ Bodhidharma Kitulgala, Sri Lanka December 27 – 29, 2014 A light mist dances all around. A soothing waterfall ebbs gently from the mountain creating a hypnotic sound, mother natures own therapeutic drug. Perched on a branch six feet away, a kingfisher stands entranced by … More Kitulgala, Sri Lanka: Achieving Zen
The traveler sees what he sees, the tourists sees what he has come to see. ~ Gilbert K. Chesterton COLOMBO, SRI LANKA December 26 & January 3, 2015 Colombo was a starting and ending point for our road trip around hill country and the south of Sri Lanka. I arrived with very little expectations. What … More Colombo, Sri Lanka: Eating & Exploring
Travel is the only thing you buy that makes you richer. ~ Unknown Sri Lanka December 24 – January 4, 2014 The first snow fall of the season always fills me with a sense of calm. I can’t help but to stare up into the sky and try to follow a snowflake dancing its way … More A Winter Escape: Sri Lanka
Traveling on an Empty Stomach 