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#67 Complete – Elephant Bath at the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage ~ Sri Lanka

Cross another one off The List! We didn’t know much about the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage until we actually arrived in Sri Lanka and started asking around.  Apparently, what once started as a legitimate orphanage for injured, abused, and abandoned elephants, has since turned into more of a money making amusement park for tourists.  At a […]

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#68 Complete – Dodge The Hornets While Climbing Sigiriya Rock, Sri Lanka

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 […]

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#64 Complete – Climb Adam’s Peak ~ Sri Lanka

If there was one thing we needed to do in Sri Lanka, While We’re Alive, it was climb Adam’s Peak.  It’s a feat that most Sri Lankan’s accomplish in their life many times, but one that few foreigners ever tackle.  To Sri Lankan’s, climbing Adam’s Peak (Sri Pada) during pilgrimage season is their way to […]

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