The Meandering Life

  2018-19 was one of the best years in Sri Lanka modern history. Tourism was booming and the country was finally able to leave behind its tumultuous “war” past and making its mark in the world. April, 2019 changed all that. There were whispers and reports of radicalization in country and it manifested its ugly head during Easter celebrations when bombs ripped through Colombo. The country showed fortitude and eventually & around October / November 2019 was surely on the path of recovery; and then CoVID struck. Life came to a standstill and since then it has been a struggle for survival for this lovely yet vulnerable island nation. Will try and outline the reasons, which in my opinion has led to this economic crisis. The high dependence on “debt” to fuel economic growth always comes with significant risks; the debt which fuelled projects and infrastructure, if fail to generate projected revenues will lead to disaster. Quality of Projects implemented - cannot comment on that - howev

Had heard about the pristine landscape of Maldives - so it was always on radar for a vacation. Residing in nearby Sri Lanka and the way Maldives managed the CoVID scenario encouraged me to head for a vacation in Jan, 2022 (4N/5D). When I did my search for the hotel, I didn't compromise on the quality of hotel - the factors which contributed in choosing Cinnamon Velifushi was:  safety, security was critical as was travelling with our  baby of 9 months choosing to stay in the unique Water Villas, bang on the ocean this particular island had only this resort - which reduced our exposure  excellent service always makes vacation much more enjoyable. I was privy to the excellent service of Cinnamon Yala (will recount the experience in future Blog), so it made my choice easier   Jan is the peak season in Maldives, so it's pretty important to book early - else you run out of options; for e.g. Water Villa wasn't available so we had to book the Sunset Water Villa. We had booked