James Conway
American expat in Sri Lanka
Forum posts
8
About me
American
Lives in Ja Ela, Western
Speaks English (barely)
Registration: 21 October 2023
Occupation
I am Retired.
My expat journey
Ja Ela, Western, Sri Lanka
Retired
East London , South Africa
Retired
Nothing
Everything
Amphoe Hua Hin, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Thailand
Retired
Everything but the cost of living
The cost of living
Kochi, Maharashtra, India
Retired
Nothing
Everything
K膩ngra, Himachal Pradesh, India
Retired
Nothing
A shit hole with great views
Batumi, Ajaria, Georgia
Retired
Everything
The Ukraine war is too close
Bucaramanga, Santander, Colombia
Retired
Nothing
Everything
Chetumal, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Retired
Everything
They changed the Visa requirements
Trabzon, T眉rkiye
Retired
Nothing
Everything
Salinas, Santa Elena, Ecuador
Retired
There's a beach
There's a beach
Cuenca, Azuay, Ecuador
Retired
The food in the markets
The racist people that hate Americans
Dallas, Texas, USA
Engineer
It was home until we could no longer afford it.
Right wing rednecks
Activity
Opening restaurant in Sri Lanka, which bank account? by Lora123
Hello, I will be opening a restaurant in Sri Lanka next year and need to have a business visa + a bank account. Which bank would be suitable for this? Does anyone have a hint?And which documents do I need to open a bank account?Thank you for your ...
Hopefully close to Ja ela 馃榿 Read More
Opening restaurant in Sri Lanka, which bank account? by Lora123
Hello, I will be opening a restaurant in Sri Lanka next year and need to have a business visa + a bank account. Which bank would be suitable for this? Does anyone have a hint?And which documents do I need to open a bank account?Thank you for your ...
Pulled pork BBQ PLEASE 馃い Read More
Adapting to the pace of life in Sri Lanka by Cheryl
Hello everyone, When you move to Sri Lanka, you may find that the pace of life is different from what you're used to. Shop opening times, working hours, sleep cycles and variations in sunlight can all have an effect on your life in Sri Lanka as ...
When you're retired it doesn't matter. I wear the uniform, blue jeans tee shirt and flip flops eating a Mr Burger with fries and a cold elephant house lemonade. Life is good. Read More
Visa extension online by berniebolt31
I鈥檓 currently in Ahangama, have 30 day tourist visa and want to extend. Managed to do original visa application online fine, using Mac ( iPad) but now trying to extend online am unable to upload the docs required. It seems iOS is incompatible ...
@berniebolt31We just extended ours using my phone (android). The site is picky about file size. I have no idea about apple compatible software sorry. We used a free android app to resize our photo and passport copy.We were in Sri Lanka last year and ... Read More
New members of the Sri Lanka forum, introduce yourselves here - 2023 by Julien
Hi all, Newbie on the Sri Lanka forum? Don't know how to start? This thread is for you ;) We invite you to introduce yourself on this topic, to share with us your expat story if you are already living in the country, or to tell us more on your ...
HelloWe are retired Americans lovin' life in Ja ela.Elephant house lemonade RULES! 馃榿 Read More