Destination: Sri Lanka

Photos: Anuradhapura

Thu, 8 May 2014 | By krodin | Photo Gallery

Photos: Sigiriya Lion's rock

Thu, 8 May 2014 | By krodin | Photo Gallery

Photos: Negombo and Dambulla Caves, Sri Lanka

Tue, 6 May 2014 | By krodin | Photo Gallery

"Take a risk to trust"

Mon, 5 May 2014 | By alena_discover | Views [244] | Scholarship Entry

“We part our ways here”. What a relief, she thought as nothing felt better than being on her own, going through the midst of unknown.“Maybe this is the time to experience a complete unknown, just embrace it”, she cheered herself. Flying through the clouds ... Read more >

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Negombo: Fire Dragon Guest House

Sun, 4 May 2014 | By vagabondstoo | Views [1628]

FOR ONCE WE TOOK A BIT OF OUR OWN ADVICE – we stayed in Negombo Beach, not Colombo, for our last night in Sri Lanka.  Negombo Beach is dominated by three overpriced Jetwing Resorts, the kind of places that American tourists prefer.  Not ... Read more >

Colossium broken down

Fri, 2 May 2014 | By pradeep | Views [187] | Scholarship Entry

I was living in Italy for last three years in Rome city while feeling how the empire govern the country by managing the prospective aspects towards to force. Being Engineer, i can realistic that the construction were maiden is really challenge and still ... Read more >

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Kandy and the Sacred Tooth

Fri, 2 May 2014 | By vagabondstoo | Views [1976]

KANDY IS THE BUDDHIST HEART OF SRI LANKA.  And the Sri Dalada Maligawa, the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic, is the center of Kandy.  No, it isn’t the next Indiana Jones sequel, but a shrine containing a tooth of the Buddha, snatched ... Read more >

Colombo, Colombo!

Thu, 1 May 2014 | By jay_senanayake | Views [205] | Scholarship Entry

The landscape of Sri Lanka always takes you by surprise. From amongst a grove of trees may suddenly spring up the picturesque view of tranquil bodies of water rippling along. The clean yet somewhat narrow roads stretch on towards eternity promising us ... Read more >

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Meeting the Eyes of the Buddha

Thu, 1 May 2014 | By sallymelville | Views [175] | Scholarship Entry

I stand at the window and on the horizon there is a spark. A flash of gold, a whisper pf promise. The sun laps at the corners of the vast valley, losing its pale pink blush and filling the chasm with fiery light. There was something eternal in the way ... Read more >

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Sri Lanka

Wed, 30 Apr 2014 | By vagabondstoo | Views [1790]

IF YOU CAN'T QUITE PLACE “SRI LANKA," it is the teardrop island off the tip of India, the tea and spice island formerly known as Ceylon.  And despite its proximity to India, Sri Lanka is definitely not India.  Most noticeably, Sri Lanka ... Read more >

Photos: Sri Lanka

Sun, 27 Apr 2014 | By vagabondstoo | Photo Gallery

The first time I travelled overseas

Tue, 22 Apr 2014 | By african-traveller | Views [195] | Scholarship Entry

In 2013 i was amongst Four (4) young people across the Commonwealth 53 member states nominated for the position of Chairperson for the newly formed Commonwealth Youth Council where I had the opportunity to come up with a manifesto and campaign for elections ... Read more >

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Finding Bliss from the 'strange'

Tue, 22 Apr 2014 | By rahmathaman | Views [190] | Scholarship Entry

Travelling to the known destinations and unknown destinations have a unique difference. The latter consist identifying unexpected strange new forms from each step you set on those unknown roads ahead. You find new experience and information from the people ... Read more >

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A Rock to Remember

Tue, 22 Apr 2014 | By j0urna1_rune | Views [264] | Scholarship Entry

"Sinhagiri", the Lion’s Rock, is commonly known as Sigiriya, which literally means “Mount Remembrance.” It is only now that I see the significance of both names to me. The rock resembles a lion’s head, while visiting it leaves one with a desire to return ... Read more >

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Photos: Passport & Plate - Spicy Sri Lankan Hummus Stuffed Peppers

Fri, 14 Mar 2014 | By dush | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry