An Elephant and a Perahara
Perahara (which I hoped I spelled correctly) is a Sinhala word which basically means religious procession or…
Are foreign visitors welcome in your country?
A surprising map of the countries that are most and least welcoming to foreigners Blue countries are…
Coloured Window Frames
I'm a little odd. I think we pretty much all know this by now. And you've seen…
An elephant at work
This photo was taken of an elephant at work in a park in the middle of Colombo,…
Scenes from Little India, Singapore
<a class=”zem_slink” href=”http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_India%2C_Singapore” rel=”wikipedia” target=”_blank” title=”Little India, Singapore”>Little India</a> is an area in <a class=”zem_slink” href=”https://maps.google.com/maps?ll=1.28333333333,103.833333333&spn=10.0,10.0&q=1.28333333333,103.833333333+(Singapore)&t=h” rel=”geolocation”…
Singer Mobile Kitchen
In Canada, I knew Singer only for sewing machines. I had no idea they made anything else….
Ten years and no one’s dead yet!
Ten years ago today… I landed in Sri Lanka. I met Fahim in person for the first…
A Buddhist temple we pass
On our drive from Colombo to Kurunegala in Sri Lanka, we pass by this Buddhist temple.
A tailor shop in Colombo, Sri Lanka
And yes, that's a non-electrical treadle sewing machine, currently in use. My grandmothers both had a sewing…
A palm tree in Colombo, Sri Lanka
Palm trees, of so very many varieties, grow everywhere in Sri Lanka. This is a neighbor's palm…
So. It’s morning. I’m making breakfast. I reach out to grab a glass…
And what do I encounter? This. This isn't photoshopped to make the spider look bigger. This particular…
Squirrels!
Sri Lankan squirrels. Because they amuse me. Oh, yes, they do! Not as much as cows, it's…
Scenes from Auckland, New Zealand
When we first arrived in New Zealand, we stayed in a serviced hotel in the heart of…
Street scenes from Sri Lanka
Welcome to Sri Lanka, where the scenery is always green, the palm trees are ever present, and…
Changi Airport, Singapore
Singapore seems to be pretty good at planning things, whether it's lots of greenery along roads or…
Singapore Skyline
A vew of Singapore's skyline from a friend's apartment.
Telephone pole outside our house in Sri Lanka
Outside our house, across the road, exists this telephone pole. Birds and squirrels perch on it regularly….
Classic Architecture
I can see this building from our apartment. I love the architecture and designs on it. It's…
Interesting – to me at least – winged creature
Of sorts. Orange stripes would make you think of a bee, right? Yeah, not so much. From…
Weird Little Building
I can't even remember where in Singapore we were when we saw this building. Regardless, I love…
Squirrels!
We've got a lot of squirrels, too, in Sri Lanka. We had one invade the second house…
Yellow-billed babbler in Sri Lanka.
The yellow-billed babbler is quite a common bird in Sri Lanka. They visit our yard, poke through…
Chameleons!
At our house in Sri Lanka, we'd see chameleons in our yard every now and then. Sometimes…