Sri Lanka in Season through the Year
A leopard on the prowl at the Ruhunu National Park, Yala Sri Lanka hangs like a pendant a little beyond...
The Pettah Bo Tree
Theja Weeratne On April 22nd this year, separatist terrorists exploded a bomb at the central bus stand in Colombo's Pettah,...
Tortoise and Turtles
by Sharmini Luther Tortoises, turtles, terrapins -whatever you like to call them -are as old as the dinosaurs. Their fantastic...
Meriviere Beach and River Delights
Marko Polo The green lawn with the swimming pool by the beach at Hotel Meriviere. Beach hotels come in many...
The Bodhi Tree at Kalutara
Theja Weeratne A smaller dagaba inside the large stupa at Kalutara. If you travel South on the Galle Road passing...
Good Fruit by the Way
Vilma Wimaladasa Come July, August, September in this many-splendoured isle of Sri Lanka where nature has been more than bountiful...
Aquatic Birds at the Zoo
The National Zoological Gardens, a mile or two south of Colombo's city limits is one of Asia's most famous zoos....
The Skill of the Coirworker
Kalpana Isaac Flying into Sri Lanka one of the first things that strike you is the lush greenery of the...
The Fishermen of Little Rome
By Logan Beardsley The Dutch Fort at Negombo which was later used by the British as a jail. Little did...
Beach delights on the South-West
Portuguese adventurer Laurenco de Almeida was en route to the Maldive Islands in 1505, when he lost his way. A...