Indonesia/Sri Lanka - Week of March 23, 2025
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...