A mere three-and-a-half to four hour drive from the city of Colombo towards the North Central of this beautiful isle, will deliver you to an oasis in the jungle; a place where nature takes centre stage and you receive front row tickets to its bounty every single day. Welcome to ‘The Other Corner’. ‘The Other [...]
By Dinidu de Alwis When the Boxing Day Tsunami of 2004 struck the southern and eastern coastal areas of Sri Lanka, some parts of the coastal belt felt the impact and the devastation of the tsunami less than the others. Experts and laymen alike cited one reason as to why the deadly waves hit the [...]
The blue and emerald waves juxtaposed against the surreal white of the famed Trinco sands, form a picturesque backdrop to the newest resort under the John Keells Hotels umbrella, Chaaya Blu Trincomalee. Conceptualised by architect Channa Daswatte, who was inspired by the esoteric James Bond tale Die Another Day, Chaaya Blu is about retro chic [...]
By Natalie Soysa There’s something indescribably pristine about places rarely visited that does wonders for the soul of the unconventional traveler. 30 years of civil war kept nearly half this nation in such a state, making travel to Arugam Bay, Trincomalee, Jaffna and the lot unforgettably breathtaking and quiet. It seemed almost untouched by the [...]
On The Island Of Sri Lanka, Buddhism Is Not The Bloodless Intellectual Exercise That It Appears In Britain By Madeleine Wightman A couple of months ago I arrived in Sri Lanka and visited a Buddhist temple for the first time. I had discarded my fascination with Eastern philosophies and religions when I became a Christian [...]
By Michael Hardy In New Delhi I’ve seen extremes of poverty and wealth in my travels around India — unwashed children sleeping in the streets of Calcutta, IT executives chauffeured in Mercedes Benzes through the Bangalore traffic — but only in New Delhi have I seen the two worlds set in such close proximity. Our [...]
By Michael Hardy in Calcutta A few years ago, American director Wes Anderson made a film called The Darjeeling Limited in which three estranged brothers — played by Owen Wilson, Jason Schwartzman, and Adrian Brody — mend their differences and find spiritual enlightenment during a cross-Indian rail journey. Ensconced in a private berth, the brothers [...]
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