The Bellanwila Temple Perahera

A Perahera (Parade in Sinhala) is heralded at the Bellanvilla temple near the capital city Colombo! For Anne-Maëlle, who recently joined our Shanti team in…

ADVENTURE AND TREKKING IN GOA

For the many years that I have been holidaying in Goa and after exploring almost all corners of this tropical paradise, I always stop at…

Joy Ride through Sri Lanka’s Tea Plantations

One of the best ways, besides walking, to explore the tea country is by hopping on to a train! You’ll ride through green mountain slopes…

A trip to Bundi, a town in Rajasthan

It was 5 o’clock in the morning. I hurried to the New Delhi railway station to board the train to Kota. From there, it only…

TOP TEN TIPS ON TRAVELLING TO BHUTAN

Bhutan is a tiny Buddhist kingdom situated up in the Himalayas Mountains making it very hard to get there. There are usually a few daily…

CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS IN ASIA: 3 GOOD REASONS TO ORGANIZE NOW!

A little early to talk about Christmas holidays? Think again, it’s now or never! This year do not get caught up in the vicious circle…

Sigiriya Rock – The 8th Wonder of the World

Wearing a semi-happy-semi-anxious smile, I climbed onto the plane to Sri Lanka, which Srishty and I for a span of 2 months referred to as…

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