Explore Sri Lanka

B C Perera Thai and African jungles, Burmese villages, Indian kingdoms, montane tea plantations, and the depths of the Great Barrier Reef-all these and many other exotic locations have come...

Maureen Seneviratne The art of puppetry in Sri Lanka has a long tradition. The mechanics of the art were known and practised in the 13th century AD. as is recorded...

Maureen Seneviratne " ... Lanka was known to the Conqueror as a place where his doctrine should shine in glory ... " (Mahavamsa: 1: 20) Long has this belief been...

Lasanda Kurukulasooriya Has it ever struck you that there may be places of interest to the traveller that many a tout guide or travel agent will not take you to?...

I wonder what the winners buy - One half as precious as the stuff they sell'. One wonders too, with Omar Khayyam, about the tea planters of Sri I.anka, or...

Pinnawela is a quiet little village in typical countryside lying by the side of the river Maha Oya which never runs dry. It is well known the world over as...

Theja Weeratne From the svelte mannequin on the catwalk, to the buxom country wench in the village, Batiks are very popular among the Sri Lankans. You will see the vendors,...

Sri Lanka has had a centuries-old reputation as the source of some of the finest gems in the world. In a trade where age does not wither the beauty or...

The Travel Bug Mr. john de Saram, Manager International Airport. Katunayake. (Left) Hostesses greeting passengers on arrival with copies of Explore Sri Lanka. Photo Harsha Malvenna Colombo's International Airport at...

D F Shopper Shopping for perfumes and cosmetics at the Orient's Duty Free Shop at the International Airport. A classic piece of the watchmaker's craft from Switzerland, cherished perfumes from...