A special eco-tourism zone is to be created at Rumassala in the scenic wooded area fringing the natural harbor between Galle Fort and the popular beach resourt of Unawatuna. Apart from the—so far—relatively unspoiled Jungle Beach, the area includes the Japanese Peace...
UK riptide deaths prompt Sri Lanka warning The recent drowning deaths of five young Sri Lankan men at a popular UK beach resort tragically illustrates the dangers of phenomena also common along Sri Lanka’s beaches—riptides. The Sunday Times carries a lengthy warning...
Young women, Cambridge University and journalism were always going to be an inflammatory combination. First was The Tab*, a UK/US news platform—and now we have babe, ‘for girls who dgaf’. In other words, for girls who write stories “that are ballsy innovative, that...
High-end tourists and visitors to Sri Lanka are in for a high-flying treat thanks to helicopter operator Simplify’s decision to add the advanced 10-seater Bell 230 helicopter (pictured above) to its fleet. The Sunday Times reports vice-chairman Suren Mirchandani as...
Veteran Aussie blogger Nicola, of Polkadot Passport fame, asks: “What do you get when you put together a dazzling mirage of pristine white-sanded beaches, the endless green rolling hills of tea plantations, and the wildlife diversity of an African Safari?” The answer,...
A ruined church being buried by sand on Sri Lanka’s northern Jaffna peninsula features on the Atlas Obscura website, “the definitive guide to the world’s wondrous and curious places”. Along a dirt road close by the tiny village of Manalkadu, the once-majestic...
Clashes between farmers and wild elephants in Sri Lank is prompting renewed efforts for peaceful co-existence
Surf’s up at famed big-wave Sri Lanka hotspot Arugam Bay and a nearby newly-opened eco-lux resort
‘London Eye’ inspires attraction to wow the crowds at Water’s Edge entertainment complex
Are hordes of safari jeeps threatening the leopards in Sri Lanka’s famed Yala National Park? Maybe not…
Brits love Lanka—and are busy boosting the ‘Tangalle Riviera’ for sun-seeking luxury world tourists