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An Elephant and a Perahara

Perahara (which I hoped I spelled correctly) is a Sinhala word which basically means religious procession or…

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Are foreign visitors welcome in your country?

A surprising map of the countries that are most and least welcoming to foreigners Blue countries are…

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Coloured Window Frames

I'm a little odd. I think we pretty much all know this by now. And you've seen…

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Cinnamon

Cinnamon, as in true Cinnamon, is Cinnamomum verum, also known as Cinnamomum zeylanicum, and is grown mainly…

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An elephant at work

This photo was taken of an elephant at work in a park in the middle of Colombo,…

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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&amp;spn=10.0,10.0&amp;q=1.28333333333,103.833333333+(Singapore)&amp;t=h” rel=”geolocation”…

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Singer Mobile Kitchen

In Canada, I knew Singer only for sewing machines. I had no idea they made anything else….

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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…

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A Buddhist temple we pass

On our drive from Colombo to Kurunegala in Sri Lanka, we pass by this Buddhist temple.

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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…

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Goats

You know how cows are everywhere in Sri Lanka? How they stop traffic, take naps in the…

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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…

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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…

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Squirrels!

Sri Lankan squirrels. Because they amuse me. Oh, yes, they do! Not as much as cows, it's…

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Scenes from Auckland, New Zealand

When we first arrived in New Zealand, we stayed in a serviced hotel in the heart of…

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Street scenes from Sri Lanka

Welcome to Sri Lanka, where the scenery is always green, the palm trees are ever present, and…

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Changi Airport, Singapore

Singapore seems to be pretty good at planning things, whether it's lots of greenery along roads or…

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Singapore Skyline

A vew of Singapore's skyline from a friend's apartment.

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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….

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Classic Architecture

I can see this building from our apartment. I love the architecture and designs on it. It's…

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Interesting – to me at least – winged creature

Of sorts. Orange stripes would make you think of a bee, right? Yeah, not so much. From…

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Weird Little Building

I can't even remember where in Singapore we were when we saw this building. Regardless, I love…

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Squirrels!

We&#39;ve got a lot of squirrels, too, in Sri Lanka. We had one invade the second house…

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Yellow-billed babbler in Sri Lanka.

The yellow-billed babbler is quite a common bird in Sri Lanka. They visit our yard, poke through…

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Chameleons!

At our house in Sri Lanka, we&#39;d see chameleons in our yard every now and then. Sometimes…