Like a jewel dropped into the ocean, Sri Lanka sparkles bright, especially when you have these 11 unforgettable things to do in Sri Lanka. Once named Serendip, then Ceylon, the tear-drop isle might be compact in size, but it heaves with beautiful beaches,...
One of the oldest forms of holistic healing in the world, Ayurveda promotes natural beauty, positive health and a long life. Sri Lanka heaves with Ayurveda practitioners, and treatments vary from wandering into a centre for a relaxing massage to an intensive stay at...
Receiving an Ayurveda treatment is a life-changing experience for the body, mind and soul – but be prepared to have your Western sensitivities challenged, as I discovered on a recent trip to an Ayurveda spa in Sri Lanka. Deemed the science of life, the ancient...
Some of Sri Lanka’s best elephant safaris and beaches can be found in the south of this magical tear-shaped island. The scents of coconut oil, incense, diesel, sunscreen, salt, and curry flirt with abandon in the gentle breeze, as swaying palm trees accompanying...
During Sri Lanka’s Galle Literary Festival in 2011, I was thrilled to meet Candace Bushnell, the author of Sex and the City. The only way to arrive at her Sex in a Sarong party on Taprobane Island was to wade through the sea – it certainly wasn’t the...
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