How to visit Udawalawe National Park, Sri Lanka's wild elephant safari. Did you know that in the South East of Sri Lanka, not too far from the country's famous south coast beaches, you can see elephants in the wild? Visiting Udawalawe National Park is a magical experience - a true highlight of my ...
How to Visit Yapahuwa Rock Fortress, Sri Lanka (Public Transport)
How to visit Yapahuwa Rock Fortress, Sri Lanka (public transport). An ancient capital of medieval Sri Lanka, Yapahuwa Rock Fortress feels like something straight out of Tomb Raider, complete with crumbling ruins, jungle setting, stone lions, and monkeys galore. Yapahuwa became the capital of Sri ...
How to Visit Anuradhapura Sacred City, Sri Lanka
How to visit Anuradhapura Sacred City, Sri Lanka. The Sacred City of Anuradhapura is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most important cultural destinations in Sri Lanka. Often referred to as the cradle of Buddhism on the island, it was the capital of the Sinhalese Kingdom for over a ...
How to Visit the Chreli-Abano Sulfur Baths, Tbilisi, Georgia
How to visit the Chreli-Abano Sulfur Baths, Tbilisi, Georgia. Sulphur baths are an integral part of Georgian culture, and no visit to the capital city, Tbilisi, is really complete without having a good soak in this mineral-rich water! In fact, the name of the city itself comes from "tbili" meaning ...
Beware of Pity: Cruelty in Kindness
Beware of Pity by Stefan Zweig will transport you back to the very end of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, just before the start of the First World War. In it's simplest form, Beware of Pity is a cautionary tale about a young cavalry officer, Anton Hofmiller, who, feeling sorry for Edith, the crippled ...
