Like, someone cares. And that’s why such wee space in this blog is aptly named “The Brag Corner”. You see, on a sizzling hot day in Leon, Nicaragua when I don’t feel like sightseeing nor working, I think of trivial things to do. Today, I thought of tallying the world heritage sites I have stepped…
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Photo Essay: Galle Fort, Sri Lanka
Unawatuna Beach, Sri Lanka: Where We Should Have Been Since The Beginning
It was a foot race at an ungodly hour, and those who were leading the pack won precious seats in rusty crimson carriages. Even with our clumsy locomotor skills comandeered by half-asleep brains, we succeeded in seizing two ‘second class’ hard seats under my — ahem — competitive lead. They were to cradle our arses…
Sigiriya, Sri Lanka: Lion’s Rock
Third day, and already we were heading to our fourth Sri Lanka World Heritage Site. The country has eight. While I want to be all braggy about that (and the public transport near-death experiences we survived on the way to these sites), I reckon another incident deserves a brighter spotlight. A relationship milestone between me…
Photo Essay: Golden Temple Of Dambulla, Sri Lanka
Bright skies ahead, despite the heavy downpour in the wee hours. I savored the crisp morning breeze as our tuktuk, driven by a local named Wimala, dashed towards the bus terminal. I was afloat with an insane surge of energy, perhaps because I just showered away the last seventy-two transit hours. Yep, my last bath…
Random 11 of 2011
2011’s a year of fulfilling dreams: Living in Baguio, visiting India, backpacking with my parents, flying our daughter overseas for the first time, and finally kicking off our round-the-world vagabonding. Each waking day, I am thankful that everything’s falling into place and we never take this opportunity for granted. The hubby and I strive hard…
Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka: Ruins Of An Ancient Capital
Not as grandiose as Angkor Wat. Then again it’s not a temple complex, but an ancient Sinhalese capital. So ancient in fact, that it is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities on the planet. Anuradhapura’s underrated charm does not lure tons of flip-flopping, shindig-seeking gap packers. Instead, it beckons busloads of retirees and a…
Sinhala New Year: Of Firecrackers And Fireflies
… Drumbeats too. My husband and I strike without plans. When we arrived at Sri Lanka’s Bandaranaike International Airport in Katunayake last April, we had no idea that the country was celebrating Sinhala New Year. We only found out when a cab driver told us that there were no public buses in service for it…
Temple Of The Tooth
Which came first, the temple or the tooth? Definitely the tooth. You are probably equally perplexed as I was the first time I heard of this Buddhist temple’s name. So how important is this tooth relic to be housed in such grandiose temple sitting on The Royal Palace complex? Well, it’s believed that whoever possessed…
Snapshot Saturday: The Tourist
Crashing a pictorial.We were covered in sweat, panting. Wandering around Sri Lanka’s Galle Fort with our heavy luggage was a terrible idea. I checked my watch. We got an hour left before our train departs for Colombo. On a distant grassy patch of the fort, a bunch of Sri Lankans were having a ball taking…