Rishi Sankar: Ah Trini Travelogue / Ah Trini Traveller A Trini trying to defy the odds of full time work while being a traveling hobo

Elephants are cool. Not just because they are these giant, lumbering beasts (kinda like me) but because they are just cool animals. Normally, they’re so decent and tame, but everyone knows that the last thing you ever want to see, is a rampaging elephant. Probably, the most popular tourist attraction in Kandy (2 hrs from Colombo), aside from Murali (he would be the most popular export) would be the Pinnewala Elephant Orphanage. This orphanage was built in 1975 with the purpose of preserving and protecting decreasing number of elephants in the region. It is definitely interactive and you can touch ... Read More »

Sheraton Maldives Full Moon Resort & Spa Review : Here are a couple questions for you … Who doesn’t like a free night at a hotel? Who doesn’t like a night at an expensive hotel? Who doesn’t like a night at an expensive hotel in an idyllic paradise with a beachside bungalow to die for. No one, right?! This was the premise behind hotel hopping for weeks on end, moving and repacking bags every night in order to maxi. The goal was to use the “free nights” at extremely high end accommodations, using 6 nights at the Sheraton Maldives Full ... Read More »

In every new city, I try to figure out the best way to spend my time in the most effective way possible. Here in Stockholm, I realized that finding a good night out wouldn’t be that difficult, but trying to make an epic night requires a bit of luck along with having circumstances and people go in the right way. So to make this easier, here is a list of all the restaurants and bars that were visited Bjork Bar and Grill (6 – 7:30pm) OCH Himlen Dartill (8 – 10pm) Scandic Malmen (10pm – midnight) Debaser Medis (midnight – ... Read More »

Having grown up in Trinidad in the 90′s, I came to know two things about Sweden Abba Roxette I thought that all Swedes rocked out hard to Dancing Queen. In fact, I pictured Socialists dancing the night away in glorious free hospitals all revelling in how wonderful their lives are, while smoking Gauloises and drinking Sav (which btw – tastes like utter “kaka” initially, but could possibly grow on you). Anyway, here’s 10 bullet thoughts on Stockholm This is a city of attractive people – straight up! There are some fantastically good looking women and men here – just roaming ... Read More »

Getting into Sri Lanka, is pretty easy although the airport is definitely nothing to write home about. So the following conversation occurs while getting into the Hilton Colombo <Rishi> I can’t wait to get to the hotel, but slumming it, is the Hilton … bleck <Diane> Oh stop complaining, it will be fine. We’re not going to be here for very long. <Rishi> I guess the drive wasn’t too bad and there isn’t much traffic here at 1AM <Diane> Yeah, it will be nice to take off my shoes, it’s been a long flight. <Driver turns on some side road> ... Read More »