Sunday mass at “The Church of the Assumption” in Toyama, Japan

  I was in Toyama for 3 weeks during February 2017 and was looking for a Catholic Church to attend Sunday Mass. After some searching, I found “The Church of the Assumption” in Toyama Ci…

Nayomi’s Family Restaurant in Negombo

This family restaurant is on Colombo Road in Negombo and offering Sri Lankan food. They have only a limited number of choices (chicken / fish / some vegetable curries). There were also a small sele…

スリランカ 電車に乗ってみる

一度試してみたいと思っていたのですが、初めてスリランカで電車に乗ってみました。 ドライバーさんに、家からJa-Ela駅の近くまで車で乗せて行ってもらいます。Romeshが銀行によりたいからと、こんな道端で降ろされました。駅まではここから歩いていくことに。こんなところを歩いている外国人はほぼいないので、目立つ。 どんどん歩く。 しっかりと無言でHomestayの宣伝をしながら、どんどん歩くRo…

Travelling to Ashgabat the capital of Turkmenistan, Day 1

トルクメニスタン 1日目 旦那の出張にくっついて、トルクメニスタンに行ってきました。 トルクメニスタンといわれても、首都もわからず、位置もなんとなくしかわからない・・・という情けない中、ネットで検索して情報収集したところ、「中央アジアの北朝鮮」やら、かなり不思議な国らしい情報しか出てこず・・・。 We visited Ashgabat, Turkmenistan on a work trip…

Sri Lanka’s pristine south coast: Mirissa Whale Watching

Whale and dolphin watching in Mirissa is one of the most exciting water activities you can do in Sri Lanka during your holiday. Mirissa is the best place to start your whale and dolphin watching to…

Sri Lanka’s hill country: Horton Plains!

Horton Plains National Park is one of the BEST places to visit in Sri Lanka. Amazing views, gorgeous environment, clean air and water…Natural beauty at its best! I last visited Horton Plains …

Sri Lankan Highlands – Famous for Ceylon Tea!

Sri Lanka’s highland tea plantations range over 2000 square kilometres of rolling green hills, now annually produce over 300 million kilograms of the famous Ceylon Tea. Drive into the highlands fro…

Yala – Sri Lanka’s most visited National Park

This is my favourite wild life park in Sri Lanka. I have visited the park over 10 times. Whenever, my friends visit Sri Lanka and I recommend them to visit this beautiful park situated in the South…

Cycling in the beautiful tablelands of Bali

  We were picked up from our hotel in a mini-van by our guide, Made, and taken north, to the beautiful (and surprisingly cool) tablelands of Bali. It was about an hour and a half drive and Mad…

Kandy – Hill Capital and the home of the Temple of the Tooth

  Kandy is the hill capital of Sri Lanka and the island’s second largest city. Kandy is 465 meters above sea level, Kandy is located 129 Km North-East of Colombo. Nestling midst low hills, and loop…