Tag: Leisure

Have fun in the sun but beware of its power. The tropical sunshine is what attracts most tourists to Sri ...

Carol Ratnaweera sees a new sparkle in the resplendent isle. Yala game sanctuary: Diamonds on the boundary Recent findings may ...

Johann Raymond The breeze whips in from the sea. All about me there are people. People drawn to the place ...

Ancient Cities Anuradhapura The best known of Sri Lanka's ancient cities, it was the capital of the island for more ...

Vilma Wimaladasa One of the charms of the island is its infinite variety, wrote Leonard Woolf more than eighty-odd years ...

Amarani Goonetilleke In the 1950s, Sri Lankan cinema was in a sad condition. Story lines, scenery, dances, songs and music ...

Mil Sansoni The magpie robin is generally considered a bird of ill-omen-and all because this unfortunate bird is dressed in ...

Derick McGroarty Most flights from Britain to Sri Lanka are timed for early morning arrival at Colombo airport. After a ...

The aquarium exhibit in any tropical zoo is always a treat. An enthusiastic aquarist does not have far to look ...

It was not far back that Colombo was described by many as the "Garden City of the East." Even in ...