View of Maldives from the plane

Sri Lanka: First Impressions After Almost Not Getting There!

September 3rd 2017
I've gotten off a train at the wrong stop before but never a plane! Glyn and I were concerned that we seemed to be arriving 2.5 hours early because we had arranged to be picked up from the airport and there would be a lot of waiting. It wasn't until passport control that we found out that we were not in Sri Lanka, but the Maldives! No one told us that the plane stopped on the way from Istanbul. ... read more

Asia » Sri Lanka » Sabaragamuwa Province » Kegalle

The Sinhalese arrived in Sri Lanka late in the 6th century B.C., probably from northern India. Buddhism was introduced beginning in about the mid-third century B.C., and a great civilization developed at the cities of Anuradhapura (kingdom from circa... ... read more

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Claire Wade

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I started these blogs as a record for myself- something to read and comfort me when I'm old, cold and broke, wondering where all my money went... With time, my blogs have developed as it turned out other people were reading them! This has inspired me to improve my writing (well I try) and add more photos. I hope you enjoy reading my blogs and please do leave comments. The photos in the blog are taken on my phone, but when I return home, I always have lots of images from my DSLR, that I upload to Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/wadeyc ... full info