Here comes a little story about our guest Petra who had never before been on a surfboard but ended up flying on the waves and staying with us for almost three weeks. Recently we’ve been asked if one needs to be already good at surfing when joining our surf & yoga retreat and the answer
Fear. An emotion which has governed much of my adulthood and caused me to live half-asleep. Fear of loss. Fear of making mistakes. Fear of new places and meeting new people. Fear of not being enough. And now, fear of not living fully awake and fear of regretting not following dreams. I went to Sri
A little treasure arrived in our inbox a couple of weeks ago. It was a folder full of beautiful images from photographer Alice Fisher who stayed with us back in January together with her husband as a part of their honeymoon. Alice was kind enough to let us post her photos here along with some
We are so darn lucky to have the best people coming from all over the world to stay with us here in paradise. Add our amazing team of staff, fun waves, early yoga, good food and beautiful sunsets and you have a pretty epic week. Here’s some shots from our new guest photographer Vera Nording.
Coming from the chaos of Bali’s ever expanding area of Canggu, to the low-key, mellow pace of Ahangama in Sri Lanka was a deep breath of fresh air… like taking life down a few notches for a little while. Waking up to the whistling of the birds and the bread trucks, a sunrise yoga or
A few weeks ago we were lucky enough to have American guest Nina Alpert come stay with us at Sunshinestories. During her stay, she was happy enough to answer questions about her time and travel through Sri Lanka after recent terror attacks. How’d you find out about Sunshinestories? Seven months ago I typed “best
Kavishka is one of Sunshinestories earliest surf coaches, he rides a variety of different surfboards from fish’s to logs and anything in between which makes him one of the most knowledgeable surf coaches here. Let’s find out a bit more about the grommet. Name: Kavishka Deshan Age: 20 Home town: Weligama How did you find out about
We have the Swedish photographer Agnes Maltesdotter with us this week and it’s so fun and inspiring to see what and how she captures everything around us. It’s like she managed to capture the essence of after surf chill around our courtyard. Books and surfboards. How good is it to relax with a book after
We did a little Galle guide two years ago but so much has happened the past few years that we felt a new one was in place. For this post, we’ll focus on the fort alone. There’s much more to Galle than the fort but let’s take that in another post. To read more about how
Sunshinestories is located in the village of Ahangama on the south coast of Sri Lanka. Nestled between Koggala and Mididgama, Ahangma can go unnoticed while passing through but if we’re lucky enough to have you stay with us while you’re in Sri Lanka here’s what you might find on an evening stroll through the village
