Wow. I have been charmed off of my feet. This country is THE most gorgeous have EVER seen. Around every corner beauty awaits. It is like being in a real life fairy tale. We find ourselves walking around with our jaws open, camera lenses shuttering. Our little corner of Portugal is the town of Amarante. … Continue reading
Turns out public transportation in Madrid is cheap and efficient from Barajas International Airport. Getting into the city center below ground has the advantage of both saving time and money. But, first, you have to figure out how to get out at this large and chopped up airport. I had to ask someone to be … Continue reading
Short flight from the east coast of the USA. Check. Warm beach weather. Check. Cool place to stay. Check. No passport necessary. Check. Great food, drink, shopping and fun things to do. Check. Not going to break the bank. Check. Planning a surprise trip for Mother’s Day in May 2015 for me and my bestie, both … Continue reading
With more colorful houses, saris and sarongs, flowers and birds than I could photograph, Sri Lanka inspired me to start a new series, “Name that Pantone”!
In December of 2004 a devastating tsunami hit Sri Lanka; over 35,000 people died. Mothers, fathers, sisters and brothers, children. Gone. Houses destroyed, communities decimated and lives forever altered in moments. In October 2014 a landslide buried 150 houses and over 300 people confirmed missing, were never found alive. Living in relative affluence and safety … Continue reading
By the last day or two of a build, our ability to sustain the level of physical activity we undertake each day begins to wane. Muscles we didn’t even know we had ache. None of us dig ditches or mix cement by hand in the heat for a living. We are architects, salespeople, nurses, engineers, … Continue reading
Walls are getting taller and the pit is getting deeper!
One of the best preserved examples of ancient urban planning, historic Sigiriya (see-gi-ri-ya), also called Lion Rock, is well deserving of its status as a UNESCO World Heritage site. It’s located just outside of Dambulla, where we’ve been building for the last week. The site is fairly well-preserved and includes what was once a 3 acre walled … Continue reading
The sun is setting on Friday the 13th and our day in Sri Lanka is coming to an end almost 12 hours before most of our friends have had their morning coffee. Tomorrow, Saturday, will be another work day for our team but we’re celebrating the end of the week nonetheless. Our group has been … Continue reading
Dating back to the 1st Century BC, the rock temple is composed of five caves, containing a total of 153 Buddha statues, 3 statues of Sri Lankan kings and 4 statues of gods and goddesses including the Hindu gods, the god Vishnu and the god Ganesh. All of the walls and ceilings are painted and … Continue reading
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