Tag: travel

Royal Day Recalled by Maureen Seneviratne The Portuguese buildings occupied the area of the President' House. Colombo, a royal city? ...

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

On her travels in the Hill Country Florence Ratwatte discovers... A drive down a sleepy country road bordered by terraced ...

Maureen Seneviratne Veddahs – descendants of King Vijaya and Kuveni. Scene from a play 'Sinhabahu' (Suresh de Silva) From 500 ...

Elephants, bears, leopards and a variety of birds can be seen at the Yala National Park – An ideal spot ...

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

Rohan Maldeniya In an undertaking which would amount to more than 1.1 billion Sri Lankan rupees when completed, the UNESCO ...

Ashok Abharana It's such a dazzling collection you could spend the greater part of a whole morning admiring it, was ...

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 ...