Virginia Diehl Wondering what you can take back home-either as a gift for family and friends or for yourself-that is...

Rodney Jonklaas No one who has visited Sri Lanka can forget our rice and curry. Rice is the staple; curries...

Some call them stereotyped, to others they have a rustic appeal. Critics notwithstanding, Dumbara mats have of late rustled their...

Rohan Maldeniya The water broadened out as we came to a stop by the riverside. On the river, watermen were...

A Felician Fernando A sense of religion, if not its practice, pervades many great cities of the world. The outward...

Wijeratne Muhandiram A typical cluster of Vesak lanterns made of paper and bamboo swing in the breeze The crowds gather...

Vilma Wimaladasa Mount Lavinia just south of Colombo city is among the best known of Sri Lanka's many seaside resorts....

By Maureen Seneviratne A peacock carrying snake - one of many traditional flags of Sri Lanka. Flags always tell a...

Fishing or angling is an interesting and absorbing pastime, with the added attraction of having fresh fish at table for...

Theja Weeratne A gem by definition is a mineral worn for personal adornment. In ancient times supernatural properties were often...