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A CENTER FOR SPIRITUALITY AND LEARNING
February 2021
Spread across 50 acres, the Nagananda International Institute for Buddhist Studies, and the Manelwatta Temple in Bollagala, Kelaniya are a mesmerizing sight. Emerging from the landscape, the spiritual aura pervades the entire area. Established as a center of learning, Nagananda... Continue reading -
THE URBAN FOREST IN THE CITY
February 2021
Beautifully lit green vistas adorn the city landscape on Scout Road that runs across from Galle Face Road along the Beira Lake. Creating an urban oasis, the Galle Face Urban Forest Park and Beira Lake Open Air Restaurant provide recreational... Continue reading -
NEGOMBO BACK IN ACTION WITH LORDS
February 2021
Colorful lights and toe-tapping music mesmerize your senses and you are drawn towards this hive of creativity. Serving delicious cuisine and exotic beverages, Lords reopens its doors to provide memorable experience to all their guests. Words Udeshi Amarasinghe. | Photographs... Continue reading -
THE SECLUDED BEACHES OF WHISKY POINT
February 2021
The mesmerizing sun rise is almost like a painting and the sounds of the waves crashing has a rhythmic lull. The beach is tranquil with only nature’s sounds accompanying you. Whisky Point is the secluded beach in Arugambay away from... Continue reading -
THE GLOW OF TURMERIC
February 2021
Beautiful as the moon. Golden and brilliant. Holy and auspicious. Healthy and charming. Who wouldn’t be captivated by the energy attributed to turmeric in Sanskrit? Words Jennifer Paldano Goonewardene. Dear to the gods and exalted by native physicians, this... Continue reading -
PODI HAMADURUWO AN INSPIRATION
January 2021
For decades Ven Galboda Gnanissara Thero, the Chief Incumbent of the Gangaramaya Temple has been the inspiration that has brought all communities together. The Venerable Thero has been a guiding strength always voicing his thoughts for the betterment of the nation.... Continue reading -
SURFING AT THE OLYMPICS
January 2021
Surfing, which has been introduced into the Olympics will continue in the Paris 2024 Games as well. Interestingly, the competition will be held in the ocean, 10,000 miles away from the main venue. Thus, Sri Lanka too has the opportunity... Continue reading -
GOLDEN MAIZE
January 2021
Village landscapes are poetic. Easily uplifting. And there’s nothing more beautiful than the view of perpetual mountain ranges embraced by fertile woodlands. Add cornfields to this vista and one sees continuity of a pictorial palette. Words Jennifer Paldano Goonewardane. In... Continue reading -
RIFF HIKKADUWA VIBRANT LUXURY
January 2021
Unbridled vistas of the ocean are transcendent, with altering imagery from the sublime to the hypnotizing, the theatrics that open out afar as one lounges on the rooftop space at Riff Hikkaduwa are truly phenomenal. Words Jennifer Paldano Goonewardane. |... Continue reading -
UNDER THE BANYAN TREE
December 2020
Words Udeshi Amarasinghe. | Photographs Menaka Aravinda. As you drive along Lewis Place in Negombo,a quaint promenade centered around a banyan tree catches your attention. It is a magical atmosphere of glittering lights in the night sky. Providing a street-food... Continue reading -
APPLE MARINA BAY SANDS
December 2020
Words Foster + Partners. | Photographs Finbarr Fallon A NEW GEMSTONE ON THE SINGAPORE WATERFRONT AND A CELEBRATION OF LIGHT Apple Marina Bay Sands creates a new distinctive presence on Singapore Bay. The 30-meter-diameter structure is a fully glazed... Continue reading
