Explore Sri Lanka

A programme of Night-time Entertainment Some people seem to be under the impression that there isn't a great deal of night-time entertainment in Colombo. But they are wrong. For one...

A. Felician Fernando The festivals of Sri Lanka, most of them springing from a deeply religious background, are a blend of pageantry and penance, of old, established rituals and new...

S. Wijeratne The Pettah is a hive of activity. Pavement hawkers shouting out their wares at the top of their voices. Shopkeepers wooing passers-by to step in to their showrooms...

Sarasi In February, Colombo comes alive to the throbbing of drums and the mystic rhythms of the Orient. Yes, it is time once again for the annual Colombo Navam Maha...

Lucien Rajakarunanayake As a form of decoration it is the simplicity that impresses one most. It can set the mood for a ceremony or function. At a wedding, the tender...

Harry Wentworth George Houghton in one of his inimitable books on the lighter side of golf gives this interesting description of how one is addicted to the sport. "Assuming that...

Piarinna De Lima Water-skiing is fun and full of excitement  Most foreign travellers associate this Indian Ocean isle with sun-swept beaches, lush forests, gushing waterfalls, tea-carpeted hills, rich cultural sites...

Rodney Jonklas Although we are as tropical as can be, the spirit of Christmas begins to manifest itself even before December. Christmas is very special for us all, although we...

Theja Weeratne The name "LIPTON" is synonymous with Good Tea. "Lipton's Tea Garden" - as Ceylon was known in the 19th Century became a household word to the British who...

An hour's drive further down Galle Road from Bentota, or a 2½ hour journey from Colombo will bring you to the holiday hamlet of Hikkaduwa, long a favourite destination for...