A country poised for its cultural richness, natural diversity, and world heritage sites was long overdue on my travel list since 2021! And finally, my plan to visit Sri Lanka reached its Eve peak by the end of 2023 after a deliberate search of key places to see and the ideal time of the year to untap the pearl of the Indian Ocean. Historically known as ‘Ceylon’, Sri Lanka is an island country in South Asia that has a population of over 20 million and an intriguing mix of lang

As 2021 is almost wrapping up, flashbacks of reflections, highlights, and observations start coming to mind. Although it’s a reality that I prefer to forget, for the second year in a row, ‘COVID-19’ is still with us and dictating our new norms of living and interacting with our surroundings. On a positive note, despite the evolving variants of the virus, humanity is on a progressive learning curve on how to behave, adapt, and move on. 2020 was a big shock to our systems, econ