Lake Lodge Colombo

... is. You have to remember that Sri Lanka is still suffering from the civil war in the North East of the country. The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (the LTTE, also known as the Tamil Tigers, a separatist militant organization) are fighting against the government to create an independent Tamil state named Tamil Eelam in the north and the east of the island. The Tamil Tigers were eventually defeated in last May. Here is a bit of history for you!

... and exchanging longing looks; occasionally the girl would be thrust up against the tree,engaged in a clinging embrace. I stopped as I approached a dip in the ground,populated with colourful umbrellas. I have no idea what was going on behind the umbrellas. Thought it prudent to retreat and the leave the lovers to their privacy.

More adventures next week, when Simon arrives in Colombo for a long weekend.

... holiday), and German. I get up about 5:30 a.m. and go to the hotel gym and use the treadmill while listening to jazz and blues (on headphones). I am the only person in the gym (and I never see other guest names on the sign in sheet). I return to my room, dress for work in regular work clothes and sandals, and go downstairs to the hotel restaurant. All you can eat breakfast buffet is included in price ($60/night B/B). Every food item imaginable is ...

... ocean with swimming pool. Later in this blog I will explain the male-dominated team leader environment and the power vested in team leaders. The routine, beginning at the hotel, is like this: In the evening I watch television. Cable brings in BBC World, Aljazeera English, Sky News, occasionally CNN International, sports, National Geographic, and a couple of ratty movie channels. The remainder are Sinhalese, Russian (there are a lot of Russian tourists here on ...

... ca que j'ai pris mon billet avec ... Sri lanka airlines avec escale a Colombo. Cette compagnie montrait des prix de 200 euros en moyenne plus bas que Quatar Airways ou Etihad. J apprehendais un peu mais dès que je suis montée dans l'avion, de superbes hotesses habillees en sari tres souriantes et parlant très bien anglais étaient au petit soin. Tellement au soin qu'elles te reveillent pour manger alors que tu n'as pas forcement envie de ...

You know you might be getting above your traveling skills when the first thing you see from the airplane in a new country is anto aircraft guns but as wee were taxing into colombo airport thats what we saw - matt risked life and limb to get a photo - supposidly the tamil tigers have managered to get themselves some planes and bomb military places in Sri Lanka. To put it midly Nic was not impressed that I had dragged her here . However, we have safely arrived in ...

... purposes. The food is not bad. I eat a lot of fruits (bananas, rambutans, mangoes), drink pineapple juice and just found some tasty chai at the YMCA here! The rice and curry is good, excellent eggplant, but the dahl is too salty. I eat roti prata (they're a bit spicy!) and crackers ...

... sized ) Truffles spent half the lesson licking my arms and the other half running off with the children's pencils. Last night when I was typing up the last blog entry ( the internet is very slow so I type them in word and then upload them when I am finished ) some of the other volunteers came over to find me as Bindus owner had come into the restaurant looking for me as Bindu was crying and not settling. Post op pain relief is not readily available here but I had brought ...

... to avoid. All we knew is that we needed a solid 6 days of chill out time on a less-touristy beach with possible surf. Without any hesitation Ayantha hooked us up! The next day he had already rang his friend who owned a guesthouse in Ahangama and booked us a cheep room, took us to an excellent Indian food restaurant for breakfast, drove us to the bus station and ensured we were safely on our way to the Ahangamo. The bus ride was ...

... In the course of history, men from a low caste began to put these high caste values on women. Hinduism never impacted the social structure to achieve gender equality but things are gradually changing. "Reimagining" women, marriage and family life in Sri Lanka must take into account the situation of war and the tsunami. The dislocation of homes and loss of relationships have put increasing burdens on women and completely radicalized the social reality of women as the ...