If you’re looking for a place to have lunch or a “fika” in Colombo check out Café Kumbuk. I’ve been following them on instagram for a while and was excited to see the place in real life. I had the prawn risotto, and it was really, really good. Petter went for the sea bass, which was good
Name: Hanna Bellman Age: 27 From: Falkenberg, Sweden Job at Sunshinestories: Yoga Teacher Favorite thing about Sri Lanka: The uncrowded waves and the winding train rides! Words to live by/favorite quote: On my travel adventures two quotes have long inspired me: ”Where there’s a will there’s a way” and ”No falta nada, solo disfrutá” (Nothing
There’s something magical about train travel. While most visitors to Sri Lanka usually opt for more time efficient private car transportation, there’s something to be said about skipping the convenient way and, chasing an adventure by rail. Many find this to be a highlight of their time in Sri Lanka, and it is easy to
Name: Michael Davies Age: 29 From: Newcastle, Australia Job: Surf Coach Words to live by: “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you” Favorite surf board: My fathers Sam Egan single fin Favorite thing about Sri Lanka: Food, culture, people, surf, heat, and the country itself. What is your surf background? I
Once a week we pay a visit to our favorite local temple. It’s an activity on the weekly schedule at our retreat and one of my absolute favorites. We return to this specific temple every week because it’s something magical about the place and also because we absolutely adore the cheif monk Dhammanloka and his
Update: The giveaway is over and the randomly selected winner is: Betsy Harris! Congratulations! And thank you to everyone who entered also huge thanks to Seea for pulling this together also thanks to Bing Surfboards, Poler, Nixon and Manduka. Together with our friends at over at Seea we can present a fantastic giveaway together with
Name: Anne Justine Age: 23 From: Norway & USA Job at Sunshinestories: I do a little of everything. I’m the front desk person, receptionist, social host, social media manager. 🙂 Words to live by: Your attitude belongs to you, its your choice to have a good one. Travel often, take risks, smile often and be kind to others. Favorite things about Sri Lanka: Sometimes
Emma and Klas are the first couple to return to our retreat for another holiday. We were stoked to have them here, so we did a little interview with them. Here is what they have to say about Sunshinestories: How did you find out about Sunshinestories? Our friend Maria found Sunshinestories on Instagram and clicked
Name: Kelly Michalak Age: 34 years young From: Australia Job: Surf coach Words to live by: “The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever” -Jacques Yves Cousteau We are all connected… Be kind to our Mother Earth… Oceans & animals 🙂 Favorite thing about Sri Lanka: Fun, uncrowded waves, sunny
In April, the Sunshinestories family closed the retreat for a week and road tripped about four hours to Banyan Camp, a bush camp and retreat tucked away in the jungle right next to Udawalawe National Park and the beautiful lake Hambegamuwa. As soon as we arrived and dropped off our bags, we took off on an
