Sri Lanka
Happy New Year’s
By Tony and Thomas on December 31, 2009 | 3 Comments »
To celebrate 2009, we’ve put together a video review of one crazy year which took us to Sri Lanka, India including the Andaman Islands, Thailand, the US, and Myanmar. We’ve covered far more miles than we did in 2008. And stayed tuned for more adventures to come in 2010!
Attack on Colombo
By Tony and Thomas on February 21, 2009 | No Comments »
For all you news junkies, we just wanted to let you know we are OK. We have already arrived in India and were no way involved with the Tamil Tiger attack on the airport and capital.
As we have mentioned before, there is a gap between our immediate location and the blog location. Security was extremely tight as we left Colombo, and foreigners and locals were required to get out of taxis and take a special security bus into the actual airport itself.
We were very impressed with the smoothness and professional nature of the Sri Lankan military at the airport, so we were both quite surprised when we read about the attack by plane.
Just wanted to let everyone know we were OK.
Ralf His Dudeness from Holland
By Thomas on February 20, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Our latest Contemporary Nomad is not quite royalty but certainly does have the well earned luxury of seeing a lot of the world. And, no, we didn’t give him this title, Ralf’s a self-proclaimed fan of The Big Lebowski. This guy is one dedicated traveler – perhaps, even more dedicated than we are!
Yes, his Dudeness loves to travel. So much so that he is literally using his body to finance his wanderlust. » Continue reading this post »
Sri Lanka in Motion
By Thomas on February 18, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Now it’s time to get a little taste of Sri Lanka in motion. Hear the chanting, watch the waves roll in, see the snakes slither… a little movement brings a whole lot of appreciation to the picture.
A Few “Whys” as We Say Goodbye
By Tony on February 16, 2009 | 3 Comments »
As our time here in Sri Lanka comes to an end, I must say I am still completely baffled by this country. Even after a month here, we walk through the streets in awe of how much more “together” this tiny war-torn nation seems to be compared to India. Every day, we ask ourselves why?
After thirty years of war, ethnic tension, religious extremists butting heads, massacres, bombings, corruption… shouldn’t this place be a wreck? Why are there so many package tourists taking their holidays here? Why does everything run with relative efficiency? Why are there so many perfectly organized grocery stores? For south Asia, this place is downright affluent.
Why?
When they made a mistake at the train station and I started yelling like I would in India, why did the station master » Continue reading this post »
