Trans Asia Colombo

... I encounter walking around. Ugh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

But don't for a minute think I am not enjoying myself. Quite the contrary. If I can take home one experience unique to a city that is not found back home, then my travels there are a success. Colombo has delivered in a big way foodwise. I have shifted the focus of my travels now to sampling all the cuisines that I love since I am now heading into Asia. Nothing here in Colombo (more particularly Dehiwala ...

... Millenium Airport Hotel Dubai). I cleared immigration and customs, and caught the shuttle to the hotel. I also had vouchers for the beautifully appointed all-you-can-eat buffet, and for a midnight snack. It was unfortunate that I had eaten my way across Europe and the Middle East, including Iraq. I had no appetite, all I wanted was to shower and sleep. For a few hours I rested in my room in preparation for my next leg of the trip, the 3:00 a.m. flight to ...

... Millenium Airport Hotel Dubai). I cleared immigration and customs, and caught the shuttle to the hotel. I also had vouchers for the beautifully appointed all-you-can-eat buffet, and for a midnight snack. It was unfortunate that I had eaten my way across Europe and the Middle East, including Iraq. I had no appetite, all I wanted was to shower and sleep. For a few hours I rested in my room in preparation for my next leg of the trip, the 3:00 a.m. flight to ...

... najednou. Nastesti ten orientalec tam stal s nama..sice malajsky nemluvil jen jako my, spatne anglicky, ale vyrhrknul magickou vetu: dej nam ty listky, my, az prijedem sem zpatky, pudem si stezovan na Malayskou Turistickou Policii. Chlapec prestal zvanit do tech telefonu, sah do kapsy a dal nam nasich 34 svihliku za ty jizdenky a leteli sme nahoru na departure a tedkonc sedime v Colombo, Sri Lanka na letisti a cekame na spoj do Delhi. Sme vlastne v Demokraticke ...

Our stay here has been very relaxing and very beautiful. We have learnt more about the island and their crazy rules!!!!!!!!!!!!! Did you know................if you have a car accident here, they do not have enough Ambulances on the island to pick you up, so someone who witnessed the crash, or who is okay but involved in the crash has to find a car (if they do not have one of their own or theirs was damaged in crash) to drive the injured person/s to hospital, they flag down a car ...

We have eventually made it through a church service without either me or Gordon fainting! It was a proud day! It's an Anglican church that we go to, led by Pastor Victor. I would say there are regularly about 20 people attending. I've noticed quite a lot of young people and all the kids just run around outside. I'm also starting to recognize the children that come to Smile at church so it's good to see some of them there. It's ...

... as predicted, i even had a little drive of the elephant myself! That afternoon we drove up to Sigiriya, an ancient capital of Ceylon, where the mighty Sigiriya Rock was. Its an absolutely stunning sight, the Asian version of Ayers Rock, a lump of rock that towers nearly 700 feet up ...

... We need questions that make us change. And we need to invite people who are living the realities. Lieve: If we agree on a theme, why not have 3 or 4 people write, then send out the papers to others who will write, and then others who will figure out a good process, so that we are in discussion before we come. Julia: We need time as a group to imagine here, now, together. If we go on like this for ten more years, nothing will be different, and no action will have taken ...