Ramble On - Foreign Service Specialist

  We took a guided tour of the more hidden parts of Colombo with a focus on Pettah. We went there on our own once because that's where y...

The town of Galle and the old town inside Galle Fort are just two hours from Colombo, so it's an easy trip on a regular weekend. It'...

  Galle is a 2 hour train or car ride south of Colombo, so we tried both! We took a train down and arrived in time for a lovely sunset from...

  We took an Uber about 30 minutes north to Uswetakeiyawa Beach. It has a few swimmable areas, but we're more interested in walking bare...

  We prefer exploring on foot when we can because you never know what you might miss between destinations. There are many interesting Buddhi...

  Sri Lanka has a Comic Con. The crowd skewed younger but not as young as the one in Riga where we felt out of place. The interesting thing ...

  Beira Lake  is a series of connected man-made lakes. It was originally a big moat built by the Portuguese in the 1500s to protect a seasid...