I have been reading through the itinerary Professor Pham provided us and noticed that we will be doing many different things in Sri Lanka. Since this is our cultural tour destination of the trip, I thought it would be interesting to read up on the places that we will be visiting. This time, I decided to do some research on the Colonial Era Remains in Colombo. Colombo was the … [Read more...] about 4/19/17 – Colonial Era Remainings
After reading over the itinerary, I was interested in learned more about the Dambulla Cave Temple also known as the Golden Temple of Dambulla. The Golden Temple of Dambulla is a sacred pilgrimage site. It is a cave monastery with five sanctuaries and is the largest, best-preserved cave-temple complex in Sri Lanka. The site has 157 statues and many Buddhist mural paintings. I … [Read more...] about 4/17/17 – Golden Temple of Dambulla
After we talked about Vietnamese food in class, I was very interested in looking more into the types of food that are offered. Pho - This consists of a salty broth, fresh rice noodles, with a mix of herbs, and chicken or beef. It is a main staple and sounds pretty good to me! Banh xeo - This is more like a crispy crepe that has pork, shrimp, bean sprouts, and garnished … [Read more...] about 4/10/17 – Vietnamese Food
After talking with Ms. Pham about the visa for Sri Lanka, I can honestly say that I am a little nervous to apply for it. Since the website itself is pretty glitchy, it may not give us the results we want. She had mentioned sending our information to the conciliate to apply for the visas. If we go this route we will have to send our actual passports there, which makes me a … [Read more...] about 4/10/17 – Visa
I was interested in learning more about what I should pack to wear in Sri Lanka, so I decided to look around and see what other travelers suggested. After reading some blogs and posts, most tourist women wear long skirts and loose t-shirts. I remember in class, Professor Pham said we could wear leggings but I didn't see much about that. For the trip, I think I'm going to bring … [Read more...] about 4/8/17 – Outfits In Sri Lanka