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In Search of the Past: Part 4: Magical Kandy

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It’s been awhile. In case you don’t know, writing can take over your life. Then there was that Honolulu conference. Now, let’s return to Sri Lanka.  One day way while researching book locations in the Kandy hills, I discovered a famous old hotel, Helga’s Folly–a quirky marvel of art and antiques decorated by Madame Helga … Read more

In Search of the Past: Sri Lanka/Ceylon: Arrival

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On arrival, like many of the characters in my WW2 spy novel–including Lord Mountbatten himself–I check-in at the Galle Face Hotel in Colombo, capital of Sri Lanka, then known as Ceylon. Having written a first draft and read multitudes of books, I’ve come to discover their world. Despite modernization, much of the land remains as … Read more