Visiting south of Sri Lanka? Try safari in one of the national parks
If you would like to see elephants, buffaloes or leopards, Sri Lankan national parks are also a place to go to. In fact, elephant (and other wild animal and bird) watching in Sri Lanka is a similar business as a safari in Africa.
Photo: Forsythia blooming just in time
Happy Easter, everyone! 🙂
Photo: View of Slnava Lake, Piestany, Slovakia
Photo: Thermal ponds in Piešťany
These small ponds with hot thermal water, full of water lilies, colorful fish, terrapins and turtles are my favourite recreational spot in my hometown, Piešťany.
Photo: River in Himalayas, Nepal
Pokhara, a city in the eastern Nepal, is a starting point for trips and expeditions to eastern Himalayas. The well known Annapurna trek circuit could take around 16 days, but there are plenty of options for shorter treks, like a 3-4 day trek to Poon Hill. You will report your trek plan and pay a fee to enter the Himalaya trekking zone. Your guides usually arrange these formalities. The accommodation is in small mountain villages. The scenery is stunning and you will pass also the river below.
Photo: Beckov castle ruins
Beckov is a small village between Trenčín and Piešťany. A ruin of a medieval castle on a high rock is visible from far away. The castle has been integral part of Slovak history and a lot of tales about knights and kings are associated with it. The location is ideal for a short trip into the countryside and in the summer, the castle grounds host an exhibition of medieval arts and skills.
Photo: Sun Reflection on a Lake, Piestany, Slovakia
Photo: Spring Flowers in Bloom, Piestany, Slovakia
Photo: Sunset Walk in the Nature, Modrovka, SVK
Kreslenie pravou mozgovou hemisférou
Už na strednej som s trochou závisti (ale v dobrom) obdivovala ako moja kamarátka dokáže nakresliť hocičo. Pár krát som sa aj odvážila
Drawing: How I learnt how to draw
I always wanted to draw. The problem was, my drawings were always a disaster. :-) Until I discovered ...
Photo: Sunset over Annapurna II
Sunset over Annapurna II peak, 7937 m, in Himalayas. Photo taken in the evening in October 2014 from a hotel roof in Pokhara, Nepal.
5 reasons for visiting Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka was not originally among countries I always dreamed to travel to, like Jordan, Italy, France or Norway, for example. The country appeared on my travel bucket list more by a chance. First, one of my best friends entertained the idea of visiting Sri Lanka, but this was just around the time the peace agreement between the government and Tamil Tigers had been signed and I did not consider visiting the country safe, yet. Several years later I moved to Abu Dhabi and researched Sri Lanka for my list of "safe-and-easy-to-reach" travel destinations. And after talking about the country with my fantastic colleagues who either were born on the…
Päť dôvodov prečo sa oplatí navštíviť Srí Lanku
Musím sa priznať, Srí Lanka sa medzi mojimi cestovateľskými snami, kde dlho trónili Taliansko, Nórsko a Jordánsko, objavila viac menej náhodou. Už dávnejšie síce jedna z mojich najlepších kamarátok obzerala možnosť dovolenky na Srí Lanke, ale to bolo v čase tesne po uzatvorení mierovej dohody medzi vládou a Tamilskými Tigrami a ja som ostrov ešte nepovažovala za bezpečný. Keď som sa však presťahovala do Abu Dhabi a urobila podrobnejší výskum, krajina som už presunula na zoznam "bezpečných a ľahko dostupných destinácií", keďže je vzdialená len niečo okolo troch hodín letu z Emirátov. A korunu tomu všetkému zasadili kolegovia, ktorí zo Srí Lanky pochádzajú, alebo už výlet na ostrov absolvovali. A…
Discovering Sri Lanka
"Let's visit Sri Lanka!" Had anyone asked me to join them on a trip to this country a few years ago, I would recommend them to see a specialist doctor. Just a few years ago, I have considered Sri Lanka dangerous due to the civil war between the government and the Tamil Tigers. Bombings and fights were on a daily schedule despite the international involvement in peace negotiations. And on top of all this, the Tsunami of December 2004 damaged most of the southern part of the island.
Objavovanie Srí Lanky
Poď na Srí Lanku! Keby mi toto niekto povedal pred pár rokmi, zaťukala by som si významne na čelo. Srí Lanka povesť turistického raja rozhodne nemala. Navyše, ja som si tento ostrov v Indickom oceáne zaradila do kategórie "nebezpečené". Krajinou dlho zmietala občianska vojna, búchali bomby a bojovalo sa. Aj napriek úsiliu politkov a medzinárodných vyjednávačov sa nedarilo uzavrieť vhodnú mierovú dohodu medzi vládou a Tamilskými Tigrami. Do toho prišlo ešte aj silné tsunami spôsobené podmorským zemetrasením v Decembri 2004, ktoré poničilo juh ostrova.
SAE: V oblakoch
Zakaždým, keď som bola v Dubaji, alebo som len prechádzala cez mesto, hľadala som v panoráme štíhlu, 828 metrov vysokú vežu zo skla, ocele a kovu - Burj Khalifa (Chalífovu vežu). Táto veža sa pýši niekoľkými zápismi v Guinesovej knihe rekordov a všetci vedia, že je jednoducho najvyššia na svete.
Foto: Príroda pod snehom
Photo: Winter Nature
Foto: Sneh v Piešťanoch
Rok 2016 sa začal krásne – snehovou pokrývkou. 🙂
Photo: Snow in Piestany
Nice start of the New Year 2016 – winter and snow arrived to my hometown Piestany, Slovakia. 🙂
