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Somewhere between travel diary and a photography notebook — written from the places on the way, and the ones I stayed long enough to know.


Not a Tourist: Life in Sri Lanka (And the Story In Between)
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Not a Tourist: Life in Sri Lanka (And the Story In Between)

This isn’t a travel guide. It’s what happens after the arrival, after the airport taxi pulls away, after the sunsets. It’s what life looks like to stay — to build something in a place where you don’t fully belong, but begin to. This is a small story from Sri Lanka — of dogs, power cuts, broken plans, and why I created Journeyed in the first place.

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Hi there,

I’m Jessica. I shoot film and digital, write about destinations around the world and the experiences lived in them. I’ve been living between places long enough that it feels like the only way.

If something here made you feel like going somewhere — that’s the whole point.

Got a place you think I should visit or a story you’d like to read next? I’d love to hear it.

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Photographer Jessica Häyhä