Sri Lanka, Christmas and New Year
Our trip to Sri Lanka was very diverse to say the least and reminded me of Mauritius , Sychelles, Bali and most island resort type countries. Sri Lanka is in Southern Asia, it is an island in the Indian Ocean, south of India. It is famous for the production and export of tea, coffee, rubber and coconuts, it boasts a progressive and modern industrial economy and the highest per capita income in South Asia. While the production and export of tea, rubber, coffee, sugar and other agricultural commodities remains important, the nation has moved steadily towards an industrialized economy with the development of food processing, textiles, telecommunications and finance. People, animals and transport seem to co-exist side by side with no animosity or restraint. Dogs wonder aimlessly across roads or bask in the sun on the side walks, cows and goats roam around everywhere, even on the beaches (which I found rather amusing) and people are everywhere, whether walking, cycling, using a t...