Places

A Valentine’s Day of indulgence

It’s the season of love! With Valentine’s Day just a hop, skip, and a jump away, we’ve taken it upon ourselves to put your mind at ease and come up with a list of classy, elegant getaways and indulgence you…

The Hot Mess 

Decadent and rich in flavour, but not overwhelming Home baker Aanya Nanayakkara launched her cloud kitchen The Hot Mess in July last year, quite literally in the middle of the pandemic. A student of the culinary arts, Aanya is just…

To keep the pink flush of Mannar alive

BY Prof. Sampath Seneviratne Not just the fancy city folks running around with usual jungle outfits and expensive long lenses or binoculars, the average joe at Mannar too, stops for the show at Periakalapuwa. During Saturday morning last weekend, there…

Building museum culture across Asia

Suhanya Raffel and John Wickremeratne of Hong Kong’s M+ Museum of Visual Culture Artists alone do not create art and drive movements and shifts in creative and social thinking. They are one very important part of a creative ecosystem that…

Colombo, Sri Lanka’s most underrated travel destination 

By Ravini Perera Colombo, Sri Lanka’s commercial capital and largest city (by population), is often referred to as a ‘concrete jungle’. Colombo is a blend of the old and new. Colonial architecture, gleaming skyscrapers, street food, street markets, public parks,…

It’s flamingo season!

The feathered celebrities of Mannar – the majestic flamingos have arrived! During the migrant birds season, flamingos are known to migrate from their country to Sri lanka due to several reasons including food availability, weather, and also to select breeding…

South Beach Weligama: Beachfront living in style

The internationally renowned Balmond Studio has taken on their latest design project in Sri Lanka, in developing the South Beach Weligama property that is set to break-ground in March.  In a press briefing held on 1 February, South Beach announced…

‘Even during the pandemic we persevered and opened new locations’ 

Spa Ceylon’s Shalin Balasuriya on their latest venture into the Middle East and more  With the onset of the pandemic, the wellness industry in particular, gained well-deserved recognition. Sri Lankan’s Ayurvedic techniques became revered amongst many and the country’s renowned…

‘Colours of Colombo’: Documenting Colombo’s colourful harmony

Colombo is one of those incredible cities that has so many different angles to it. From old colonial buildings to gleaming skyscrapers and everything in between, its people are as diverse and colourful as its architecture. The city, with its…

Taking on the unknown – travelling to ‘Punchi Nuwaragala’ 

“Punchi Nuwaragala”, also known as Kiribathgala by the locals, is a rock cave hidden amidst the Kiribathgala Mountain in Kurunegala. The rock cave is known to have been one of the hiding places of King Valagamba of the Anuradhapura Kingdom. …