Went out last night to get some vesak shots in and around Panadura. Unfortunately there aren’t that many pandals as supposed to Colombo. But the one in the market is quite impressive and generally everyone around makes it a point to visit the market and have a look at the pandal every year. Please note that all images in ...
In a couple of days it will be time to start celebrating Vesak. A festival of lights where Buddhists celebrate Lord Buddhas Birth, Enlightenment and Death. But mainly it’s just an excuse for everyone to hit the streets, roam around town till the wee hours and eat free food from dansals. I’m also hoping to hit the streets with my camera and tripod. Hopefully the ...
Entrance to Fort Fredrick in Trincomalee. An old fort built by the Portuguese using the debris from the destroyed Koneswaram Temple. Later captured and rebuilt by the Dutch, afterwards occupied by the British until Sri Lanka gained independence. Currently a army garrison housing a detachment of the Gajaba Regiment of the Sri Lanka Army. Even though an army garrison, the fort is open to the public since anyone visiting ...
Yes it’s been a while since I’ve last made a post. Something went wrong with the server the blog is being hosted on and we kind of had to re-install most of it so I though might as well give the site a bit of a makeover. Many thanks to my friend Zafar for sorting things out with the server. ...
View of a tea estate up in the hills of Sri Lanka, photographed from Udarata Manike train while I was going up to Badulla from Colombo. The udarata manike line offers picturesque views of tea estates, water falls and as you get closer to Badulla pine forests covered is mist. I recommend getting tickets for the observation car for anyone doing a train trip up to Badulla ...
View of a tea estate up in the hills of Sri Lanka, photographed from Udarata Manike train while I was going up to Badulla from Colombo. The udarata manike line offers picturesque views of tea estates, water falls and as you get closer to Badulla pine forests covered is mist. I recommend getting tickets for the observation car for anyone doing a train trip up to Badulla ...
This was taken back in December 2010 at the Udawalawe National Park when we stoped to let a large elephant cross the road I caught a glimpse of this tiny baby elephant crossing from behind our vehicle. The two dark areas in the photograph were made by the canvas at the back of the jeep. I’d say it was ...
This was taken back in December 2010 at the Udawalawe National Park when we stoped to let a large elephant cross the road I caught a glimpse of this tiny baby elephant crossing from behind our vehicle. The two dark areas in the photograph were made by the canvas at the back of the jeep. I’d say it was ...
Visited Jaffna for the first time a couple of weeks ago. After the war ended I badly wanted to visit Jaffna but couldn’t really afford the high cost and no one really wanted to join me, so the trip was shelved for the time being. But in January one of my friends and I decided to finally go, regardless the cost. Thankfully ...
Visited Jaffna for the first time a couple of weeks ago. After the war ended I badly wanted to visit Jaffna but couldn’t really afford the high cost and no one really wanted to join me, so the trip was shelved for the time being. But in January one of my friends and I decided to finally go, regardless the cost. Thankfully ...
Spent the weekend in Madatugama. A village about twenty kilometers from Dambulla down the Anuradhapura road. The entire area is prime farmland and the main crop is rice. The rainy season is just ending and at this time of the year the paddy fields are literally acres and acres of green. Please note that all images in this blog are the ...
Spent the weekend in Madatugama. A village about twenty kilometers from Dambulla down the Anuradhapura road. The entire area is prime farmland and the main crop is rice. The rainy season is just ending and at this time of the year the paddy fields are literally acres and acres of green. Please note that all images in this blog are the ...
The last in the Enduro Lanka teamwork series. Teamwork doesn’t end when everyone gets back to the campsite. In-fact everyone pitches in with the setting up, cooking and cleaning for dinner. Afterwards two man teams take two hour shifts staying up, to keep the campfire going to make sure no wild animals come straying into the campsite. Please note that ...
The last in the Enduro Lanka teamwork series. Teamwork doesn’t end when everyone gets back to the campsite. In-fact everyone pitches in with the setting up, cooking and cleaning for dinner. Afterwards two man teams take two hour shifts staying up, to keep the campfire going to make sure no wild animals come straying into the campsite. Please note that ...
We can’t forget that the driver is also an integral part of the offroading team. It takes a certain amount of skill to gently descend into a body of water and then wade across it in a vehicle like this. Although it was specially modified for this kind of thing an inexperienced driver would probably end up going nose first into the river bank. I know I would. Please ...
We can’t forget that the driver is also an integral part of the offroading team. It takes a certain amount of skill to gently descend into a body of water and then wade across it in a vehicle like this. Although it was specially modified for this kind of thing an inexperienced driver would probably end up going nose first into the river bank. I know I would. Please ...
Ok, for this post I’m moving on from the muddy road where we got stuck to the rest of the trip. The Enduro Lanka team had to work hard through out the journey so it doesn’t seem fair to only concentrate on a small portion. At this point the road was blocked with overgrown branches but, since this was ...
Ok, for this post I’m moving on from the muddy road where we got stuck to the rest of the trip. The Enduro Lanka team had to work hard through out the journey so it doesn’t seem fair to only concentrate on a small portion. At this point the road was blocked with overgrown branches but, since this was ...
The third photograph in the Enduro Lanka series. As the pickup was on an incline the path had to be leveled out so it would be easier to winch the vehicle out and to reduce the risk of it tipping over. Please note that all images in this blog are the property of the photographer. No one may use these images ...
The third photograph in the Enduro Lanka series. As the pickup was on an incline the path had to be leveled out so it would be easier to winch the vehicle out and to reduce the risk of it tipping over. Please note that all images in this blog are the property of the photographer. No one may use these images ...
