Escapades in Sri Lanka

One never encounters its true beauty.   In retrospect, it is known to be the misty village on the slopes of Piduruthalagala and therefore, seclusion from the regular traveller.   The trip, limited to two guys, in an ancient SUV on a bright August morning. The sun was blissfully shinning, blessing us to enjoy the journey despite the forecast of constant misty rains at our destination. Setting towards Kandy before sunrise, diverting from Peradeniya to Galaha, Rikillagaskada and turning right towards Nuwara Eliya was an absolutely pleasurable drive. To one’s left far away were the Knuckles Mountains and then the forests of the Loolecondera tea estate with the Piduruthalagala mountain range to the right. A four-hour drive with breakfast at a thosai kade (eatery) in Galaha and another one and a half hour drive to the village of Mandaramnuwara were filled with exhilaration coupled with adventurous mindsets. Our route to Nuwara Eliya was known to be used by bullock cart...

"When a thing is funny, search it carefully for a hidden truth.”- George Bernard Shaw Inspired by the above quotation, the longing in me to submerge myself into a book written by the author was ridiculously arousing and enigmatic. Influenced by people who lead their lives in a ‘lighter vein’ and burden themselves with quality when exists a purpose, the above saying engulfs my thoughts. Hence, my desire to claw on to a book written by George Bernard Shaw was desired and wanting. With the desire in motion, the body says to indulge. Trying to find a book authored by Shaw in a country that lacks the resources to cater to a romanticizing idiot requires the essence of an innovator. The looming threat of a fuel strike and the monsoonal weather pattern did present a danger to the idea of venturing out but was considered a minor factor by an individual bearing a hunger to read. The thought of using the good old human-powered bicycle did strike a chord in the positive direction. Th...