This wasn’t just any massage. Ayurveda is a holistic approach to wellness, developed in India and brought to Sri Lanka about 3,000 years ago. The two main principles are: 1) the mind and body are inextricably linked and 2) you cannot heal the body without the mind. The idea is to change your lifestyle and habits to be healthier in mind and body. In addition, … Continue reading An Ayurvedic Spa Treatment
To get the train to Nuwara Eliya we had to go back to Kandy for one night. So I added yet another hotel to my ever-growing list of sleeping places in Asia: Helga’s Folly. The Lonely Planet entry about Helga’s Folly describes it like this: “Helga’s Folly could have been dreamt up as a joint project between Gaudi and Dali. This hotel/art gallery/surrealist dream has … Continue reading Helga’s Folly
While sitting at lunch in Anuradhapura one day, a nice, older Sri Lankan man started chatting with us. He insisted that we visit Trincomalee because it is the most beautiful place in Sri Lanka. He said that we would not regret it. Two days later we were on our way to Trincomalee. A perk of having a whole month in Sri Lanka is we have plenty … Continue reading Stuck at the beach
I don’t know much about Sri Lanka and it’s never been on my list of places to go. Nina was talking about checking it out and doing a workaway for a few weeks before going home. When I discovered I wasn’t going back to Thailand after my trip to Malaysia, I decided to join her. Instead of workaway, we’re traveling all over the country for … Continue reading Sri Lank is sorta on the way home
