Whether stressed or simply tired,a retreat in the misty heights of Sri Lanka may be just what the doctor ordered.
Twice,Australia looked to have played themselves into peril against Sri Lanka,but they came away with a desperately needed win.
Most mornings,around 6.30,Tharshan Selvarajah arrives at the Élysée Palace and unloads around 30 baguettes into the security scanner.
“As months rolled by,Kopi started to behave strangely. We noticed that sometimes she was talking to herself or pulling out chunks of her own hair. At other times,she was still biting her arm.”
Chugging along at 40km/h past tea plantations,gorges,rivers,waterfalls,viaducts and villages is slow travel at its finest.
Kottu Roti is a Sri Lankan classic:stomach-filling,tastebud-tingling street food at its finest.
Sri Lanka has had a troubled few years but as it makes a resounding comeback,there has never been a better time to visit.
Fiji,Ho Chi Minh and even Colombo in Sri Lanka are some of the more exotic hotspots to break up your long-haul journey.
The best thing I gained from a trip to Sri Lanka was the restored faith in my fellow humans.
The woman and her daughter were passengers in a taxi which ran off a road north-east of Colombo.
A mob took residence in the presidential palace last year and forced the leader to flee. Since then,Sri Lanka has been trying to pull itself together.