The Kandy House

by Gay Mitra - June 30, 2011August 13, 201412

We shooed taxi drivers off our backs upon exiting Bandaranaike International Airport. Shervin and I just arrived at Katunayake, Sri Lanka past seven in the morning on a hot April day. The country’s lone international airport sits in this town located more than 30 kilometers north of Colombo. There was one driver who persistently followed…

Snapshot Saturday: Black (and White) Saturday

by Gay Mitra - April 23, 2011August 13, 201431

Colombo Fort Railway Station, Sri LankaA hectic Holy Week. This happens if a country’s Christian population is less than 10%. TweetShare This page was viewed times.

Not-So Refreshingly Sri Lanka

by Gay Mitra - April 21, 2011August 13, 201461

And it ain’t Sri Lanka’s fault, but mine. With an insane close to impossible itinerary of visiting five UNESCO World Heritage Sites and a beach (which are by the way hours of train and bus rides apart) in five days, I can understand why Shervin broke down. He got burnt out. The only human being…

Snapshot Saturday: Elephant Pond

by Gay Mitra - April 16, 2011August 13, 201425

Abhayagiri Giant Pond (also called Elephant Pond) in the ancient city of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka.A pond six times the size of an olympic swimming pool, could date back from 1 BC (gasp!) to 11 AD. Used by monks, about 5,000 of them, for their water requirements. Now that’s heaps! TweetShare This page was viewed times.

How To Apply for A Sri Lanka Tourist Visa In The Philippines

by Gay Mitra - April 13, 2011August 13, 201426

Is way less cumbersome than applying for an India tourist visa. No expensive shuttles to the embassy, no long queues (actually, no queues at all!). And like India, Sri Lanka provides visa on arrival to Filipinos as well. However, we chose to apply for a visa beforehand, by reason of preventing a possible immigration hassle….