Although I was born in Sri Lanka (then called Ceylon), I have spent less than a quarter of my life on the island so each time I visit I try and explore from the perspective of a foreigner. This is easier than you’d think because my Sinhalese is sufficiently weak that I hesitate to use it in public. Sri Lanka is a small Island, but it has an an elevation range from sea level along the coast to just over…
It is still difficult to think of traveling, what with the Covid-19 virus mutating into even more easily transmissible forms. The continued reluctance of some to taking even simple precautions to curtail the spread of the virus is dragging out the pandemic-related restrictions way beyond what should have been its lifespan. So, to remind myself of happier times, I’m dredging up memories from past travels. This time revisiting Italy – specifically the Eternal City, Rome. The story of Romulus and…
As vaccination to protect ourselves from Covid-19 start to take hold, although very slowly in some places, we can start to think of traveling again. I am fortunate to have visited Paris (France, not its namesake in Texas) on a couple of occasions. Before the onset of Covid-19, Paris was the second most visited city in the world. It is also the second most expensive city in the world. My first visit to France was in the late 1980’s while…
Travel expands the mind, or so the saying goes. The world has been in various stages of lockdown and the freedom to travel where and when you want is still emerging from the shadows of Covid-19. We will be posting on some of our favorite travel destinations in the posts below but here are some tips to help you prepare for travel when it finally opens up again. Identification for travel within your country Do you know the identification requirements…