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Sri Lanka/Maldives - Week of March 30, 2025

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Hello my friends! Welcome to a week of new friendships, beautiful surroundings and a personal aquatic breakthrough - I went snorkeling!  My friend Emily requires special attention in this week's blog. She is the consummate host, both in helping in preparation for my stay and while I've been on the island. She helped me with confirming the two places I was to stay at, arranging the speedboat logistics at the airport as well as being online as I worked my way from the deplaning the Sri Lankan Airlines to greeting me at Gulhi pier when I arrived. She has introduced to her friends as soon as I arrived ensuring I immediately felt right at home. She invited me to join her for lunch daily and connected me with Robbe, Charles and Tuur so I could join them for dinner. She was the person who helped me with the necessary equipment so I could be comfortable snorkeling. I was always welcome to join her in the Aquatic Centre, where she works, to chat. As small tokens of my gratitude Emily gr...
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Indonesia/Sri Lanka - Week of March 23, 2025

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Ayubowan from Sri Lanka. The Sinhala greeting, which means 'May you live long!, exemplifies how kindness and hospitality is embedded in the Sri Lankan culture. Welcome to the kinder, gentler world of Sri Lanka! This past week was an extra exceptional week of people and sightseeing experiences in what has been an ongoing blessed travel adventure. I sincerely hope this week's blog successfully captures the spirit of the extraordinary people I met in the past week and the blessings they left with me.  A few things to catch up on: Changes in how I satisfy my sweet tooth/snacking. I had to say goodbye to the McVitties Dark Chocolate biscuits when I landed in Western Australia. Sadly, the biscuits were suddenly twice the price I paid in New Zealand. I did stock up on dark chocolate bars and may have had the occasional bag of Dorito chips. I switched to dark chocolate wafers and peanuts when I was in Indonesia. Hotel changes.  Self-contained units disappeared when I traveled from Wes...
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