Market Day Every village in Sri Lanka has its market day and for visitors who can tear themselves away from the beach or cultural sites, the village market is a fascinating place to visit. There are daily markets in permanent buildings in different parts of Colombo and in important towns like Kandy, Nuwara Eliya⊠Read More »
A thousand baby turtles made tiny imprints in the sand as they scuttled across the Bentota beach to the sea. Bentota Beach Hotel along with the Victor Hasselblad Sea Turtle Conservation and Research Center, Sri Lanka recently released 1,000 newly hatched baby turtles into the sea to mark âWorld Turtle dayâ. The baby critters were⊠Read More »
Situated North East to the Hill Capital Kandy is a mountain range that is more often admired from a distance. The clear outline of the Knuckles Mountains â so called due to its resemblance to a clenched fist of knuckles – can be observed from the town of Matale, North of Kandy. We however⊠Read More »
Like it or not, you have to admit that we all love to go with whatâs in vogue. Be it the latest in mobile phone technology, the latest fashion trends and even the TV series or movie that everyoneâs going on about. Well, the same rule applies to holiday destinations and if you donât know⊠Read More »
Despite being once described by Sir Arthur. C Clarke as âa small universe [that] contains many variations of culture, scenery, and climate as some countries a dozen its sizeâ, Sri Lanka can sometimes be quite tricky to navigate, despite its relatively small size. More often than not it requires an overnight stopover in order to⊠Read More »
The legendary tuk tuk takes centre stage yet again at the popular Lanka Challenge 2012. The 12 – day three-wheeler encounter that takes competitors who arrive from across the globe on a journey across the island. This yearâs event is unlike in any other in the competitionâs four-year history with the opening up of the⊠Read More »
Thanks to the success of the Murali Cup and with the compassionate support of the International Cricket Council (ICC), the Indian Ocean Disaster Relief charity (IODR) and other commercial and private fund-raising efforts, Red Dot and the Foundation of Goodness are proud to announce a 20 team Murali Harmony Cup T20 tournament to run between⊠Read More »
âSeeing is believingâ they say, and quite often, when it comes to tourism, people pay for things they donât see and are disappointed with what they end up with. To give travelers an idea of what they actually are paying for, the ever-popular Bentota Beach Hotel has for the first time in Sri Lanka introduced⊠Read More »
Sri Lanka is the place to be for all ravers this October with Colombo being the venue for one the most popular music festivals in Asia – Sunburn. The largest youth event in India, Sunburn is a music festival that features both international and local artists across all genres. The star attraction at this yearâs⊠Read More »
No visit to a tropical country is ever complete without a tropical cocktail like a Pina Colada or Mojito, and with the need have the right mix of flair and knowledge to create some of the endless cocktail options available, two teams of upcoming bartenders from the Heritance Kandalama and Heritance Ahungalla hotels showed just⊠Read More »
