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Rosie the Sri Lankan Street Dog
Lifestyle | Sri Lanka

What It’s Like to Adopt a Sri Lankan Street Dog

17 December 201923 April 2022

This is Rosie. Rosie is a Sri Lankan street dog that my family adopted in Colombo in September 2018. Rosie is a fairly happy dog and she has good and bad moments — just like any other dog. It has been a challenge bringing Rosie and her street doggedness into our home. So I thought…

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Sri Lanka beach
Lifestyle | Sri Lanka | Travel

A Trip to the Beach as Curfew Ends in Sri Lanka

14 July 202023 April 2022

The sights and sounds of the beach were as they had been before. At the hotel, set back in the jungle, monkeys scampered along the roof in the early morning, leaping onto palm fronds and sliding down slender, grey trunks. Peacocks meowed. Street dogs lounged on the dirt roads. From the balcony, you could see…

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bird's eye view photograph of beach
Sri Lanka | Travel

Sri Lanka’s Best Hotels: My Favorite Places to Stay and Play

11 January 202212 January 2022

Need some hotel recommendations for Sri Lanka? Here’s a small, subjective selection of great properties all over the island.

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The MTV Videos That Inspired Me to Travel
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The MTV Videos That Inspired Me to Travel

1 August 20212 August 2021

For as long as I can remember, I have known that the first day of August was the day that MTV launched. It’s one of those anniversaries that has generational significance, like the moon landing (a nod to MTV’s original promo). It’s kinda sad that MTV doesn’t really show videos anymore. Or, is it? I…

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Window opening onto a green mountain in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka

A Fresh Start

1 January 20211 January 2021

Happy 2021! If you’re planning a project this year, it doesn’t matter how you start. The important thing is to get started.

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Sri Lanka Prepares to Welcome Back Tourists
Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka Prepares to Welcome Back Tourists

17 May 202030 December 2020

Al Jazeera recently interviewed tourism industry leaders from three different countries on its Inside Story program. Officials from Greece, England, and Sri Lanka spoke about the measures that their countries are taking to make their countries safe for tourists and locals as they open up after quarantine. As I am currently living in Colombo, I…

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An empty Galle Road, Colombo, during lockdown
Sri Lanka | Travel

I Should Be Writing This Down

15 April 202021 August 2020

Here’s what the coronavirus quarantine is like in Sri Lanka.

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Koi pond and outdoor sitting pavilion at Anantara Kalutara Spa
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Chakra Balancing Massage in Kalutara, Sri Lanka

17 October 201817 October 2018

Should you find yourself in Kalutara, Sri Lanka, a seaside resort area about an hour south of Colombo, consider getting a chakra crystal balancing massage. What does it mean to get your chakra balanced? I’m still not sure. But during the deep tissue, lymphatic draining treatment, complemented with coconut oil and crystals, I kept thinking…

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