Maureen Seneviratna Lace the delicate, flimsy, gossamer dream of those who design bridal trousseaus. The lining and edging on furnishings...

Logan Beardsley The people begin to gather by Kandy's famous lake from morning. Whole families, sometimes the population of entire...

Mil Sansoni The Gardens have been romanticised by legend and fantasy as a queen's pleasure garden and, more factually perhaps,...

Colombo's International Airport at Katunayake is fast keeping pace with the new passenger demands for convenience, speed, and safety in...

Hans Baedeker Deep in the jungle fastness of Ruhuna in southeastern Sri Lanka is a shrine which the traditions of more...

Lucien Rajakarunanayake Lankatilaka Vihara, Handessa, Kandy Many a Buddhist temple in Sri Lanka is a rare gallery of art. While...

Shirani Rajapakse The rugged young man tanned a dark brown by the blazing sun sits down on the payment. He...

Virginia Diehl Mention the word "Poker" in America and it conjures up images of card games played in smoke-filled saloons...

Yvonne Shokman Polonnaruwa, situated 102km to the east of Anuradhapura, was the second royal city of medieval Sri Lanka. It served...

Why don't you try a little of the local stuff?" asked my chauffeur-guide-friend as we cooled off by beautiful Weligame...