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everything you’ve always wanted to know about Sri Lanka with the kids |5|

Jun 20, 2017

Wow, that might be the longest travel series I’ve ever written! Five blog posts only about Sri Lanka, a country only the size of Ireland, yet starting to get some big recognition on travellers’ minds. Our trip ended as it started ie. on a high... read more

sometimes you can have it all – Sri Lanka |4|

Jun 1, 2017

As I type this sunny Sri Lanka post in my very urban working space in London, I am transported back to the leopards, the elephants, the soft sand, the perfect waves, the curries, the tuk tuks, the temples… First, our safari night in Yala National Park, then our... read more

I’ll never have a cup of tea the same way again – Sri Lanka |3|

May 31, 2017

I know when I’ve traveled too much (is there ever such a thing?!). I don’t have time to write about my last trip that I am already onto the next one. And that’s no good!!! Here is the next leg of our Sri Lanka journey: the scenic tea plantation... read more

Life in a treehouse, temple visits optional. Sri Lanka |2|

Apr 12, 2017

Colombo International Airport, March 25th, 4am: we dragged the five of us out of the Sri Lanka Airways plane in the middle of the night, and I thought to myself: what if our driver did not show up. For a second, it was as if our lives depended on him, on someone that... read more

Sri Lanka ශ්රී ලංකාව is so much more than India soft |1|

Apr 10, 2017

There’s been quite a buzz about Sri Lanka over the last ten years, now that the images of the tsunami devastation are behind, and with the Tamil Tigers signing a truce in 2009. However, I had always been a bit put off by the commonly-heard statement that... read more

24Hours in Singapore. Happy New Year!

Jan 1, 2011

Waking up on New Years day, my first observation in Singapore is that the construction workers building that tall condominium across the street are still working today. As a matter of fact, at quarter past midnight last night, as we walked away from the beautiful... read more