A Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Hill Capital Text and Pictures by Imaad Majeed While Kandy may be known for its rich history, its grand peraheras, and the temple of the tooth relic, the town makes for a pleasant trip in itself. Along the winding roads that go uphill and down, you will find shops catering [...]
By sinhalayatravels.com Sinhalaya Travels finally managed to cobble together enough time to go over to the Horton Plains and metaphorically plunder its many riches. Metaphorically. Now don’t go all PETA on us. Horton Plains is a national park, located in the Nuwara Eliya area, full of wildlife (allegedly) and beautiful scenery(confirmed). We decided to have [...]
By Raisa Wickrematunge – Photos by Gazala Anver The air is full of noise. “Fish, fresh fish!” some call, shouting prices, inviting you to stop and look. Their wares are spread out before them, scales gleaming metallic in the early morning sunlight. There are squid, prawns, even sting ray. Not far away, some women lay [...]
Text and pictures By Imaad Majeed Some months ago a few friends of mine decided we needed to do a cross-country road trip as we had a vehicle to ourselves, and had had too much of Colombo. After carefully studying the island on Google maps we plotted out our basic route, choosing to head towards [...]
By Raisa Wickrematunge – Pictures by Gerald Pereira The ice cream is refreshing in the scorching afternoon heat. Three scoops of mint, chocolate and cherry ice cream, finished off with chocolate sprinkles, Smarties, a wafer, and even jelly and fruit. The best part? It costs just Rs. 120 – but you won’t find this colourful [...]
By Raisa Wickrematunge Picture stepping out of your tent and seeing the beach just steps away. A clear sea stretches before you. Nearby, hammocks swing in the light breeze. This is the view from your room — or rather, tent — at the Dolphin Beach Resort in Kalpitiya. The words ‘luxury tent’ might seem like [...]
By Abdul H. Azeez Galle has many attractions other than just the Galle Fort, something that you may like to keep in mind when you visit the place again, maybe during December, or the Literary Festival. That said however the Fort does have some snappy things to see, and so I’ll start this non-official pseudo [...]
By Nirmala Kannangara – In Anuradhapura Photos by Thusitha Kumara Ulugalla Resort is an upmarket boutique hotel situated inTirappane in the vicinity of Anuradhapura. It is the most luxurious hotel one can find in the area. Ulagalla Resort is not only an up market boutique hotel that offers luxury comforts but also provides a quiet, tranquil [...]
By Ranee Mohamed Dimly lit, romantic pathways in the middle of the jungle punctuated with dwellings that blend with the environment constitute the world of Vil Uyana that is much talked about the world over. These thatched cabanas are but a disguise of the luxurious interiors and great comforts held within the privacy of the [...]
Negombo, 1.5 hours from Colombo, is a small tourist town / fishing village with a walkable strip of restaurants on Poruthota Rd (formerly Lewis Place) and hotels around it. Because it’s so compact, you can go from kadala karaththe to restaurant to pub and stagger back to your room at the end of the night. [...]
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