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S. Wijeratne The Pettah is a hive of activity. Pavement hawkers shouting out their wares at the top of their ...

Sarasi In February, Colombo comes alive to the throbbing of drums and the mystic rhythms of the Orient. Yes, it ...

Lucien Rajakarunanayake As a form of decoration it is the simplicity that impresses one most. It can set the mood ...

Harry Wentworth George Houghton in one of his inimitable books on the lighter side of golf gives this interesting description ...

Piarinna De Lima Water-skiing is fun and full of excitement  Most foreign travellers associate this Indian Ocean isle with sun-swept ...

Rodney Jonklas Although we are as tropical as can be, the spirit of Christmas begins to manifest itself even before ...

Theja Weeratne The name "LIPTON" is synonymous with Good Tea. "Lipton's Tea Garden" - as Ceylon was known in the ...

An hour's drive further down Galle Road from Bentota, or a 2½ hour journey from Colombo will bring you to ...

Theja Weeratne Situated in the heart of Colombo 7, down Race Course Avenue, in a spacious bungalow, overlooking wide stretches ...

Lucien Rajakarunanayake. A thousand miles of sunny, palmy, balmy, golden beach. This syrupy blurb of the travel brochure gives the ...