Vesak Day Photos In Sri Lanka

Vesak Lanterns at a Local Shop

The month of May in Sri Lanka is a colorful one, filled with blossomed violet-pink May flowers and colorful lanterns. Buddhists all over the world celebrates this most important religious event – The Vesak Day in May. This is to commemorate Lord Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and passing into nirvana. Vesak day falls [...]

Travel Photo: Cat Cooling Off On A Hot Summer Day

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When it is hot, some of us either grab a lemonade or take a trip to the beach. What do you think cats do? Well they do the funniest and most adorable things. My little cat couldn’t take the heat so she decided to invade the water bath for the birds to [...]

Photos of Sinhalese & Tamil New Year In Sri Lanka

Sinhalese and Tamil New Year in Sri Lanka

The month of April in Sri Lanka is filled with fresh greenery, singing of cuckoo birds, smiling people, fire crackers and fun games. These are few other things apart from sunny and warm weather you can experience in Sri Lanka when Sinhala and Tamil New Year, called “Avurudu” in Sinhalese, dawns in [...]

Travel Photo: Taj Mahal, India

Taj Mahal, India | (c) Photo By Salika Jayasinghe

The beauty of magnificent monument Taj Mahal is such that it is beyond the scope of words. The purity of white marbles, exquisite ornamentation, precious gemstones used and picture perfect location, Taj Mahal in Agra, India is not just phenomenal for its beauty but the immense love which was the reason [...]

Travel Photo: Sweet Dreams Chimpanzee

A Femal Gorilla Taking a Nap At the Zoo in Frankfurt, Germany | (c) Photo By Salika Jayasinghe

Admiring animals is one of my so called ‘fun’ things to do. While I was at the Frankfurt Zoo in Germany, I walked passed this chimpanzee that was sleeping so comfortably as if there are no worries in the world and taking a good nap in the middle of the day. I [...]