Since having our GoPro Hero 2 stolen off the side of a train in Sri Lanka (Read: The Tale of the Lost GoPro – Sri Lanka), we were left with a void in our life that’s been itching to head underwater with sharks, jump on a scooter in Vietnam, leap off a cliff in New […]

There’s no question that the cheapest and best way to see Sri Lanka is to travel the country by public bus.  The frequency, infinite number of routes, and willingness of locals to help out in times of need, make traveling by bus an absolute must for anyone wanting to really get into Sri Lanka.  That […]

Having just read Lonely Planet’s Best in Travel for 2013, we were both disappointed and elated to see Sri Lanka take the top spot.  Disappointed because we just went in 2012, when it didn’t count, and elated because we DID go to Sri Lanka.  And boy was it AWESOME! Civil war over.  2004 tsunami all […]

A massive plug of magma rock in the middle of Sri Lanka, we’ve been itching to get to the top of it ever since watching the boys on Departures climb the thing a couple years back.  Enter – #68 on our bucket list: Dodge The Hornets While Climbing Sigiriya Rock! It wasn’t the fact that […]

The 2009 Sri Lanka Lonely Planet calls it “Baghdad at Sea”.  We call it….paradise!  Not that we don’t trust what Lonely Planet has to say…we definitely did our research before going.  By research, we mean asking 100+ people if Nilaveli Beach was safe. The answer was always the same.  “Before, not ok.  Now, it’s ok.  […]