Sri Lanka: Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage
The Pinnawala orphanage is located between the capital city of Colombo and Kandy. It was established in 1975 and presently home to 70 elephants....
Jordan: The Kingdom of Treasures (Part II)
MADABA
6th century Byzantine mosaic map
'City of Mosaics', is what Madaba is known as to most people. The earliest surviving original map of Jerusalem is...
The Land Of Smiles: Thailand (Part 2 – Pattaya)
Pattaya is 147 km southeast of Bangkok and faces the Thai Gulf. It is one of Asia's premier beach resorts and caters with broad...
The Land Of Chocolates!
When my wife told me we were going to be spending a day at the Hershey's Chocolate world (as part of our vacation in...
Our Escape Into The Wilderness
Jambo Rafiki!!! (Hello my friend)
One's African experience would not be complete without a Safari - (Swahili word meaning to travel or journey.) We chose Kenya,...
Swiss Delights
Since my school days I have had a secret desire to visit Kashmir, the Switzerland of India. Time passed by and my desire remained...
Scenic Sikkim
Monk in Meditation
The beautiful little state of Sikkim is the second smallest state in India. It is barely 7,096 sq. kms. in size but...
The Holy Land
The birth place of Jesus, Bethlehem is located five and half miles from Jerusalem. No town in the world has such a glorious history...
The Peradeniya Royal Botanical Gardens
Approximately 68 miles or 110 kms away from Colombo and closer to Kandy is the Peradeniya Royal Botanical gardens. It is well known for...
Destination: Egypt
The astounding power of its Pharaonic heritage has been attracting tourists to Egypt for generations. We recently had the pleasure to be in Egypt...
