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A Weekend in Kyoto: Day 1

An Overview We choose Kyoto because we did not need a visa with our US passports and it was only a 1.5 hour flight from Incheon International Airport.  This quick long weekend get-a-way was ideal to release some of the stress we were getting with some of our new projects in South Korea.  Kyoto also … Continue reading →

A Buddhist Ceremony Inside a Barn

Having a Buddhist ceremony does not have to be conducted inside a temple.  In fact this ceremony was conducted inside a barn on a farm on the outskirts of Pyeongtaek.  Why in a barn you might ask? Dhammakitti is a very loved and well-known Sri Lankan Buddhist monk in South Korea.  During these ceremonies, everyone … Continue reading →

Places to Visit for an Adventurous Trip in Australia

The Twelve Apostles The famous 12 Apostles are wonderful rock stacks that rise up majestically from your Southern Sea on Victoria’s shoreline. Developed by the continual erosion of the limestone coves outset 10-20 thousand in the past, blasting years as well as the raining Southern Sea steadily eroded the softer limestone, forming caves in the … Continue reading →

Nuwara Eliya: Little England in Sri Lanka’s Hill Country

Nuwara Eliya is a town situated on the plains over looking Sri Lanka’s tallest mountain Pidurutalagala which is 2,252 meters high. Nuwara Eliya is where the British would take their vacations.  Here you can ride horses, play golf, paddle on Gregory’s Lake, and sip Ceylon Tea by the fire-place.  All year round the climate here is … Continue reading →

The Positive Impact of Tourism in Sri Lanka: After the War and Tsunami

Sri Lanka is a very beautiful country with 1st century Buddhist temples, 4th century ancient cities, over 300 breathtaking waterfalls, and some of the most beautiful and remote beaches in the world According to a CNN report, in 2004, a Tsunami hit the day after Christmas killing 30,974 people.  4,698 people are still missing and … Continue reading →

Top 5 Things you Probably did not Know About Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka is no longer called Ceylon after gaining independence from Great Britain in 1948 Yala National Park has the largest concentration of leopards than any other place in the world Ceylon Tea is some of the best tea in the world Wind down on a secluded beach Visit 1st century cave temples Continue reading →