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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...

Hawaiian Islands: Out Of The Volcanoes

Out in the middle of the Pacific Ocean lies the beautiful chain of islands known the world over as Hawaii. It is 2,390 miles...

An English Autumn

Having spent most of my life in Oman, I had only yet, experienced the scorching summers and the mild winters of the Middle East....

The Land Of Smiles: Thailand – Album

Picture of King of Thailand(L); Wax Monk in a Temple Museum(R) Bamboo Dancing Young crowd having a New Year show Thai Boxing Garuda Statue, Grand Palace(L); Golden Buddha...

Discover China: Temple of Heaven & Xi’an – The Terracotta Warriors

The Temple of Heaven was built in 1420 A.D. during the Ming Dynasty to offer sacrifice to Heaven. In the center of the Temple...

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...

Exploring Cairo, and the Pyramids – Part 2

The Step Pyramid is at Saqqara, has six stepped layers and stands 62 Mtrs high.  The Djoser's complex consists of various courts, tombs, other...

Arasinamakki: One Free and Many Memories

Pay for one and take one free was the offer forwarded to me by my friend, from a homestay. I am usually not the...

Sri Lanka: Royal Family of Plants…The Orchids

About 120 million years ago when Dinosaurs were around and most of the planet earth was lush with primordial forest, believe it or not...

Bakel Fort

The village of Bakel is located south of Kasargod in Kerala State. My friend and I decided to drive down there not just to...

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