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

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 ...

Virginia Diehl In 1927 Sir Thomas Lipton gifted to the Royal Colombo Yacht Club (RCYC) the ornate and intricately crafted ...

Lucien Rajakarunanayake Ceylon from whatever direction it is approached, unfolds a scene of loveliness and grandeur unsurpassed, if it be ...

By Sharmini Luther Mist-filled mountain passes, old English cottages, fine-flavoured tea, elegant golf-links - they are just part of the ...

Florence Ratwatte Saluting an elder with a sheaf of betel. (Suresh de Silva) We prepare for this springtime revelry rather ...

Maureen Seneviratne By rising to greet him from afarShe circumvents their sitting on one seat; by the pretext of fixing ...

Swarnamali Seneviratne A happy blend of antiquity and richly textured artistic splendour cloaks the entire vicinity where the historic Dambulla ...

Lasanda Kurukulasuriya It should come as no surprise that the item most sought after by tourists shopping in Sri Lanka ...