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Nuwara Eliya Tea Factory, Sri Lanka
Remember that guy, the gardener from Helga’s Folly in Kandy, we called him later on “the good Samaritan”, who accompanied us to the local market claiming that we could get the best quality tea for the price locals pay? Well the moment of truth had come! We were heading to the source of all Tea:…
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Pinnawala, Sri Lanka and the peer pressure
Have you ever had that feeling of not wanting to do something but because everybody is doing it, you did it anyhow? that’s called peer pressure! Well that was exactly what I went through during our visit to the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage. In my eyes the elephant is such a wise and rational creature. I…
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A Lesson at The Royal Botanical Gardens
We stopped near the Bamboo trees. Our guide looked at us and asked, “Do you notice anything special in this area?” we looked at each other and wondered. We had been to some better-looking corners of the garden, so why would he ask us now? Some of us took further steps and even grabbed a…
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Kandy, home of Buddha’s tooth
We took off our shoes, put them in a safe box at the entrance and followed the guide into the building complex of the Temple of The Tooth in Kandy. After yesterday’s friendly encounter in Kandy’s city center with the gardener from Helga’s Folly, we hoped for more pleasant interactions with the good-hearted people of Sri Lanka. The Temple of…
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Sri Lanka: Trust the locals
We spent the night at the Cinnamon Lodge in Habarana, which was simply a 5-star experience in the heart of nature. Morning harmony We enjoyed a morning walk across the lakes and mingled with the gardeners who were generous enough to guide us around and provide us with some insight about their chores maintaining the…