faced with a tide of conflicting reports from different quarters (or eighteenths given the size of the tide), with at least five different initiatives working concurrently but not necessarily in tandem we went to seek the truth on the streets and, not knowing official policy, here is what we found...<< MORE >>

That agent is Laura Szalay of Living Las Cruces, who has agreed to send a percentage of all her house sales to a forward thinking Thai elephant charity that takes a unique holistic approach to bringing elephants from the city streets and giving them a new life, with their mahouts and families, in a natural jungle environment.<< MORE >>

....and, for those of you not as tuned into the natural rhythms of life and all these natural harbingers as I am, as an extra hint, the sky has dropped four and a half inches of rain on us in the last five days, oh, and our peaceful little river is now up to your chest and there's no way you can stand - my favourite time of year is upon us.<< MORE >>

Rumour has it that someone very high up and very popular in the Palace has become very concerned for the plight of the street elephants but also with the next logical conundrum - the prickly problem of where all these baby elephants are coming from.<< MORE >>

Traditionally the groom arrives on his elephant, lead by a cacophonous parade of baby elephants, friends, family, well wishers, dowry carriers and happy hangers on etc. on dismounting his ele it is essential to talk (bribe) his way through the gold and silver gates manned by relatives of the bride, anxious to determine his status and his abilities to keep their young cousin in the style to which she would like to become accustomed (all grooms have to do this, but I'm convinced turning up on an elephant starts things in your favour).<< MORE >>

So how to use our renewably fueled, CH4 producing whether they work or not, vehicles to reduce the use of our non-renewably fueled vehicles that don't emit a thing when sulking in the car park?<< MORE >>

An e-mail from Olivia, who visited us in January '08, popped into my box, Ewong herself has relaxed and gained many fans over time so I thought it worth popping up here to give an idea of the first impressions.<< MORE >>

The Trustees of the National Trust of Sri Lanka invite you to the lecture 'Wild Elephants of Sri Lanka' by Srilal Miththapala at 6.30pm on 30th April at the Barefoot Gallery, No 704, Galle Road, Colombo 3<< MORE >>

First the Casadei's, then the Blahniks and now, thanks to the good graces of Four Seasons Tented Camp but especially Perry and Lyn Butler and Footcandy, Christian Louboutin has taken it upon himself to design a shoe especially for our eles.<< MORE >>

Long term readers (those that haven't closed the browser already) will recognise the precursors to one of my customary rants, the one about the weather and the press - looking around, two months into the dry season I see dusty roads and low rivers, I see dry season - the fourth estate, the river port authorities (who have access to the information below) see a drought. << MORE >>