Serendipity. That's exactly what it was! I learned later that "Serendip" is an Arabic name for the island of Sri Lanka (Ceylon). I already knew the English defination of course; the gift of finding good things accidentally.
Shortly after moving to ...
A Travel Blog entry by aldebaran from Kegalle, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka
Our journey to Adam's Peak, legendary mountain-pilgrimage in the Central Province, Sri Lanka, began at 9:10pm, January 1st in Kandy. The driver picked myself, my Dad, and another of our companions up as darkness settled in and we began the 3 hour drive ...
A Travel Blog entry by leendunc from Kegalle, Sabaragamuwa, Sri Lanka
Having signed up earlier in our trip to volunteer with elephants, our time had finally come to visit the Millennium Elephant Foundation. The charity was founded in 1999 by Mrs Samarasinghe in memory of her late husband. The foundation is ...