Sri Lanka
We were in Sri Lanka at a time of great unrest. The currency had gone volatile and appeared to be on the verge of collapse. Petrol availability became scarce, and queues often had hundreds of bikes or tuktuks waitings at a time. Rolling blackouts meant many areas would go days without power. The Rajapaksa were on the verge of being overthrown.
Whilst we were discouraged from taking photos of the hard times and protests by our local guides, the trouble the country faced at the time only emphasised how beautiful the people were.
