Sri Lanka has one of the oldest Buddhist traditions in the world that is still alive today! About 70% of the population are Theravada Buddhists and there’s a whopping 6000 monasteries on this small island. …
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I’m not gonna lie, when we first landed in Colombo I was expecting (and in some ways hoping) to see piles of suitcases dangerously tied to the top of clapped-out cars, perhaps with a chicken …
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I say Berlin, you say the Berlin Wall, Hitler, World War II. And if you’re not a history buff, you could get the impression that you’d find the capital of Germany a bit of a …
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So most of us have heard Singapore being called “Fine City”, and as fine a city as I think Singapore is, I’m pretty sure they don’t mean it in that sense, as you will see …
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There are more kangaroos than people in Australia. Therefore, it came as no surprise (just a lot of excitement!) when we found HUNDREDS of wild ‘roos “chilling out, maxing, relaxing all cool” in some half-used …
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