My Travels

Herd of elephants walking through grass to the river.

A Wonderful Day in Sigiriya

The second day of action in Sri Lanka was an adventure. First was a hike to the top of one of Sri Lanka’s most famous archaeological sites, Sigiriya. Sigiriya Sigiriya is a rock plateau, 200 meters in height, with near vertical walls. To get to the top, one most traverse about 1200 steps. It is quite […]

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palm trees in the foreground, beach beyond that, ocean in the backgroung

Sri Lanka – Pearl of the Indian Ocean

In the summer of 2017 I had the pleasure of taking a trip to Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka is an island country south of India in the Indian Ocean. It is often referred to as the Pearl of the Indian Ocean, or the Teardrop of India. Getting there wasn’t  easy (3 flights, 26 hours), but […]

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Life sized Cuckoo Clock.

The Black Forest and Colmar

Day seven of our Rhine River Cruise began in Breisach, Germany.  While the final destination of the day was The Black Forest, a couple of members of my family set off for the optional “Medieval Village of Colmar” tour to start the day. For this we loaded onto a bus and drove into France. Colmar […]

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