Category: Travel
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Slow travel in Sinharaja Forest, Sri Lanka!
If you slow things down, you notice things you had not seen before – Robert Wilson Dusk had kicked in; I was in Deniyaya bus stand where even the street lights were off. I heard a voice…it was Ranjith, Tuk Tuk driver who had come to pick me up. A relief, but was still not…
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A Day in a village called Weerawila!
How do we change the world? One random act of kindness at a time-Morgan Freeman Most of the holidays in school was spent in my village, stealing mangoes, climbing up the rocks, attending fairs, relishing home cooked meals, climbing trees, playing local games, getting drenched in rain, ploughing field, jumping on hay, phew the list…
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Time’s set to medieval age here in Sri Lanka @ Galapita Rocks!
Our admiration of the antique is not admiration of the old, but of the natural-Ralph Waldo Emerson I paused; I could hear something when I reached a far off unknown land. It was my blood rushing through my veins; I knew I was going somewhere far, really far! Wheels of the bus start gliding on…
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People of Sri Lanka
Keep smiling, because life is a beautiful thing and there’s so much to smile about-Marilyn Monroe Scattered brain, job that I never liked, people that I love, place that I have hate/love relationship with, lost relationships, lead to a frustration which made me book a trip for 7 days to Sri Lanka last year in…
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Celebrating Life in the sacred Hill of Sri Lanka!
Wherever you go becomes a part of you somehow-Anita Desai I have learned a lot while traveling, mostly from the people I meet who always have a positive impact on my life! Hence, I am always choosy on the place I travel to & most importantly the place I stay in; I believe the relationship…
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Sacred hill in Ramayana, Peace & some Beaches @ Silva Tree House!
Our Peace shall stand as far as rocky mountains-William Shakespeare Ramayana is one of story that we Indian kids grow up hearing to by our grandparents or parents or on a TV series; we all know that Sri Lanka plays a major part in Ramayana. As I got into the Tuk Tuk to go to…
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I walked into a painting @ Kikili House
Color creates, enhances, changes, reveals and establishes the mood of the painting-Kiff Holland Take a Canvas, spill some colors and swing it around! That’s how this place was made, in one of the very quiet roads in Galle. I stepped in with swollen legs, eyes craving for sleep and shoulders begging for some rest; restlessly…
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Wandering Memories in 2015!
We don’t remember days, we remember moments. –Cesare Pavese I started 2015 in Mangalore lying on the terrace, watching the sky lit up with crackers, thoughts running through my head of few things that never worked as it was supposed to, still with a strong head I decided at that moment that I would be…
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Peekaboo with Nature: Bird of Paradise
There are always flowers for those who want to see them.-Henri Matisse I took 15 days off from work before I officially resign, to work on my travel plans, to withdraw my insurance amount but I couldn’t stay for more than a day in a 4 sided wall! It is just a craving to be…
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Into the soul of a Forest: Hulivana
I love not man the less, but Nature more-Lord Byron I saw this rugged jeep parked in the side, acting cranky to start. I was walking around checking out the mountains, glancing at the jeep every now & then. He was whispering something to me, I went closer & he said. Take a deep breath,…
Yours Consciously Sneha 