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LEAVING REKAWA BEACH
It’s tricky yet to say that we LOVE Sri Lanka, because we’ve been to Colombo and here at this gorgeous secluded hotel on the beach. How much of Sri Lanka have we really seen yet? How much interaction...
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THEY ONLY HAVE INDOOR VOICES
One thing we have noticed, everywhere we’ve gone in Sri Lanka so far, is that the people are extraordinarily soft-spoken. Their quiet voices go along with their drawn-inward presences; the people we...
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FOOD GLORIOUS FOOD, SPICY MANGOES AND VEGGIES
This morning we did what we most love to do when we travel: we found our way to the markets. People usually ask me what kinds of things we do — do we visit museums, for instance — but this is what we...
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SO HERE’S OUR SRI LANKA STORY
This afternoon we went to the wall overlooking the sea to sit for a while and enjoy the view. It was breezy and a beautiful time of day; the heat had passed and the place wasn’t crowded yet. I had a...
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IT FELT SACRED TO ME
A few years ago, someone spotted a whale off the coast of southern Sri Lanka, and people held their breath. Yes, more whales, lots of whales. Sperm whales, blue whales, right whales. And so a tourist...
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REALLY GORGEOUS, REALLY WEIRD
After a breakfast of the very best egg hoppers ever, we hit the road for Hatton, up in the center of the country in the tea hills. I didn’t think the trip could be as carsick-inducing as the trip along...
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HATTON TO KANDY
Yesterday morning, Marc snuck out of our prison hotel in Hatton to take a walk in the tea field just beyond the hotel, before breakfast. It was so glorious we decided to sneak out again after...
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SPEAKING ENGLISH IN KANDY
Despite the heavy skies, complete absence of sun, and rain, we decided to go into Kandy anyway. So what — we have umbrellas, we’re here, and who knows if it will be better tomorrow? Our destinations...
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ELEPHANTS
On our last day in Kandy, we were a little sad. Kandy is truly an amazing city, and I hope we get to return some day. It’s a UNESCO World Heritage City, and it’s so easy to understand that. It’s the...
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HOME AGAIN
We always go into our trips filled with excitement and hope. Often, the places we go are places we’ve dreamed about for one reason or another; with India, for example, we both had a deep love of Indian...
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