The fish are so plentiful during a short period of the year that when the current's right, these guys can catch loads of fish from these stilts which are passed down from generation to generation.
Sri Lanka: Clean, Green & Buddhist February 4th 2012 I never finished my travel blog from late 2011. Sorry for the delay but better late then never!
We intended to spend 2 1/2 months in the land of Mowgli and Baloo but after 5 weeks we were ready to Quit India. Sri Lanka was an easy next destination as it's an island shaped like a droplet of milk dribbled a mere 20 miles from the tip of India’s nipple. Upon arriving our first thought was, "O ... read more
Asia » Sri Lanka 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