The first Saturday of every month allows me to feed one addiction and to torment myself while trying to abstain from the other: I get to go to the Safa Park Flea Market and I get to not buy books! I had run out of space to store my books in my apartment and built… Continue reading Dubai / Safa Park Flea Market & The Archive Dubai – Serendipity
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Sri Lanka / Hikkaduwa – Coral Sands Hotel and its secrets
They say things about the glass and the grass. Personally, the glass is ALWAYS half full and the grass is ALWAYS super green at the exact spot I am standing. This is a blessing, that I am aware of, but it does make it quite hard to step away from the aforementioned spot. My last… Continue reading Sri Lanka / Hikkaduwa – Coral Sands Hotel and its secrets
Sri Lanka – Balapitiya River Safari
I am all for living in the moment but when you know something very nice is coming to an end it does twist you up inside… Still, trying to ignore my inner-sulky child and trying to focus on the now. It is my last day and Ajith is back to take me for a river… Continue reading Sri Lanka – Balapitiya River Safari
Sri Lanka / Hikkaduwa – blessed beaches & yoga teachers
I have been taking long walks on the beach. Now this might sound rather lame but this is actually the female equivalent to a man having front row seats to every Victoria’s Secret show on Fashion TV: the place is surfing haven and is thus full of rather hunky surfers. It’s more fun to watch… Continue reading Sri Lanka / Hikkaduwa – blessed beaches & yoga teachers
Sri Lanka / Hikkaduwa – Play & pray day
Aloha! A greeting and also the name of a very welcoming, gregarious tuktuk driver that I come across just outside the hotel. One of those moments where you can’t decide if it is you or the other person who has ESP: I was thinking about the turtle farm just down the road as I hear,… Continue reading Sri Lanka / Hikkaduwa – Play & pray day
Sri Lanka / Hikkaduwa – Dive with the devil & dine in Moon Light
After competing my 69th dive in Ras al Khaimah doing my advanced diving course, I have been wanting to mark dive #70 with something special – Sri Lanka is special enough me thinks! The rain has calmed down, sun is sneaking a peek through the clouds. I only have to step outside the hotel to… Continue reading Sri Lanka / Hikkaduwa – Dive with the devil & dine in Moon Light
Sri Lanka / Serendipity in Hikkaduwa
Breakfast is the only meal where I do not openly abuse the open-buffet: omelet, some fruits, a few gallons of tea and I am ready for the day. Some permanent residents get free food and board and I watch them as I eat. This one was a creature of habit and took the same path… Continue reading Sri Lanka / Serendipity in Hikkaduwa
Sri Lanka – Hikkaduwa, Galle & Unawatuna day trip
I am over my road-fatigue after a night of deep, blissful sleep. I have found a guide that came highly recommended on Tripadvisor. And he has a purple tuktuk – my favorite! The sky is gray and cloudy – my favorite! Oh, it will be a good day! Meet Ajith’s tuktuk… This is Ajith… Continue reading Sri Lanka – Hikkaduwa, Galle & Unawatuna day trip
Nomad goes to Sri Lanka!
Sticking to true personal tradition, I leave everything to the last minute, book the hotel, flight ticket, arrange cats to be taken care of and visas and fly the next day. Phew!! So, Hikkaduwa it is, in Sri Lanka. My friends are not as accommodating of this last minute trip in their lives as I… Continue reading Nomad goes to Sri Lanka!
We go fishing, we get nowhere
It is bright and early Friday morning. Sharlene and myself find each other at the right time and the right place and we have two questions on our minds: 1. Why are we heading out at 8 am – a bit late for fishing?2. Where is everyone else??? We find out the answer to the… Continue reading We go fishing, we get nowhere