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When the mass bombings occurred over a month ago, I was initially in shock, fear and grief. This was exacerbated by the environment around me, people I was connect to (here and abroad), and an overall sense of groundlessness. Have you ever walked near the coastline and seen a warning sign that says "Danger. Unstable Ground"? Well, that's kind of ...
Hello World. It's Eva here, checking in from Colombo, Sri Lanka after a longer blog hiatus than what I had originally planned. It's been a very challenging time on the island and that's putting it very, very mildly. As you will have heard, Sri Lanka was targeted in the worst possible way on 21 April 2019 with coordinated mass bomb ...
Sri Lanka has been voted #1 on Lonely Planet's Top Destinations to Visit in 2019. Fortunately or unfortunately, this has garnered a whole army of Instagram and Facebook travel bloggers promoting identical "instagrammable" places around Sri Lanka. I don't really have an issue with this per se, it's mostly free advertising for the island, although I admit to becoming ...
My friend, Hiruni dropped in last week to catch me up on her recent travels to India and make use of my wifi. While we were catching up, she dropped something into our conversation that I thought was quite interesting. Basically, it was to do with the use of debit and credit cards in Sri Lanka. She blurted out that ...
Last week, I was fortunate to have been invited to a small dinner gathering at the home of friends. I've known this Sri Lankan lady, who I call Aunty M, for most of the time I've lived on the teardrop island. And over the years, I've also grown closer to her extended family who live in and around Colombo. It ...
Back in 2013, I started this blog as a way of sharing the experience of living as a foreigner in Sri Lanka. It began small, and over the years it grew with more interest from around the world. It also provided a way for me to give back to the island, and to help others to explore, travel and move ...
If you had asked me a few days ago how I'd be spending my first Sunday of the new year, my answer most definitely wouldn't have been at a hospital. If you're like me, weekends are meant for adventure, fun, or simply relaxing. However, when you find out a friend is fearful about an out-patient surgical procedure booked in for ...
In my experience, life has a way of throwing the kitchen sink at you, as a way of checking if you're still on the right track. Back in March/April of this year, it certainly felt like life had thrown the proverbial kitchen sink at me. If you've been following my journey, then you'll have seen my last blog post in ...
Over Avurudu season I took time to celebrate and honour what has been my life in Sri Lanka for over the past decade, and all the amazing relationships that have grown and been nurtured along the way. It provided a wonderful opportunity to look at this spot where I find myself - at the crossroads - trying to decide whether ...
Over Avurudu season I took time to celebrate and honour what has been my life in Sri Lanka for over the past decade, and all the amazing relationships that have grown and been nurtured along the way. It provided a wonderful opportunity to look at this spot where I find myself - at the crossroads - trying to decide whether ...
In my blog post "A Word of Caution on Investing in Sri Lanka - Part 1" we looked at some of the potential risks and dangers of investing in Sri Lankan land and properties. In this second instalment we'll take a closer look at other areas of investing, such as the stock market and local business opportunities.Late last year, the ...
This week the Sri Lankan Government approved a series of amendments to the Immigrants and Emigrants Act No. 20 of 1948, which will mean favourable changes to existing visa regulations for foreign nationals and former Sri Lankan citizens.Many of these changes relate to longer stay visas and will be welcomed as positive change by foreign nationals or expats in Sri ...
Thank you for sharing the journey with me in 2017. Every message, email, like, comment and connection has enriched my year. Looking forward to more adventures and connecting in 2018!Heartfelt Best Wishes and Happy New Year
We're into the home stretch now...! Can you believe it's December already? Where has the year gone? It's been one helluva year, that's for sure. I'm still reeling from the past eleven months and, as I mentioned in my last blog post on resilience, I can't help but think what else is in store for us before the year comes ...
I woke up this morning tired and feeling the effects of the night before. Last night was not a night for sleeping peacefully. Gale force winds, heavy torrential rain, water leaks coming from the roof, sounds of things flying off rooftops, lightning, anxiety about trees coming down, power cuts and things of that nature provided the ingredients for an unsettled ...
We're now officially into the inter-monsoon season on the island, which means mostly clear weather in the mornings followed by thundershowers from the afternoon. It's certainly a very theatrical time of the year from a weather perspective. It's like the skies put on a show with lightning activity and surround sound of thunder and rain. If you're not used to ...
Occasionally you can come across some really jaw-dropping stuff living in a place like Sri Lanka. Some of it is out-of-this-world fantastic and some of it, not so much. This particular blog post is about some of the real experiences and stories that focus on the potential risks and dangers when it comes to investing in Sri Lanka. They can ...
Only a few months ago I was making plans to throw a Decade in Sri Lanka party as a celebration of making it to the milestone of ten years on the island. A few friends were throwing out a few ideas about party themes as well as food and drink ideas. But then, a week ago, I was suddenly plagued ...
A common question from foreigners wishing to come and live in Sri Lanka is how to make their expat experience a successful one. It's probably a good idea to define what success means in this context. Success is usually defined as a favorable or desired outcome. In the context of an expat, success could be equated to accomplishing an overall ...
