
Feature
Arrack – The History and Evolution of a bottle of sweat!
By Jeremy Muller
Just before dawn, along a palm-lined coast of Sri Lanka, wiry barefooted men, wearing a loincloth, shimmy up the rough trunks of coconut trees. With the precision of tightrope walkers, the tappers climb up to eighty feet to reach the flower buds that they slit with small knives to extract a milky sap called toddy.
Property of the Month
This unique near 100-perch headland located along the southern coast in Dickwella is a beautiful site with spectacular views of the ocean. Located away from the main road, and very close the Dickwella Resort, this elevated property slopes down to a beautiful sandy beach with distinctive rock features that adds to the character of the land.
Villa of the Month
Highland Villa
The Highland Villa is a dream destination to the visitor who is searching for genuine tropical comfort and peace. Situated in the deep south of Sri Lanka, in the village of Weligama in Galle, the villa is perched on a cliff it gives its visitors the serene view of the Indian Ocean. There are three lavishly designed and well-equipped Villas nestled among the Flora and Fauna giving you different vistas of scenic beauty; Kitul Villa, Hilltop Villa and The Bungalow. All you have to do is choose.
This Month's Top Story
Sri Lanka’s golden beaches a major tourist attraction
For the real sun seeker, the ultimate holiday destination this summer is the island paradise of Sri Lanka. An increasing number of tourists from the Middle East region are travelling to Sri Lanka in search of an exotic location with plenty of sun and clean, unspoilt and uncrowded beaches.
Book of the Month
Through a carriage window with Cave – review by Richard Boyle
Ceylon along the Rail Track, by Henry W. Cave
When 18-year-old Henry William Cave came out to Ceylon from England in 1872 as secretary to the controversial Anglican Archbishop of Colombo, Reginald Coppleston, he no doubt had commercial ambitions like many of his fellow colonists. Unlike the majority who believed their fortune lay in the plantation industry, however, Cave had a literary bent.
Recipe of the Month
Sri Lankan Pol (Coconut) Rotti
Sri Lankan fare is often mistaken for yet another Indian regional cuisine. Yet to the culinary explorer, Sri Lankan Food is as intriguing and unique as the many other customs of this island paradise. In spite of its tiny size, Sri Lanka boasts an amazing variety of food and styles of cooking. The island has a rich heritage of indigenous dishes and its regional cooking is strongly individual and varied.
NEWS
Beach Rating - Two Sri Lanka beaches make top grade – Forbes
A beach stretch from Tangalle Bay to Weligama in Sri Lanka's south and Bentota in the southwest have been named among the top 10 in Asia by Forbes, a business magazine.
Boat Ride - Sri Lanka to invite investment for marina
Sri Lanka is to call for tenders from investors to build a marina at a new tourist resort being developed on the island's north-western coast, a senior tourism official said.
Hotel Venture - SriLankan Airlines plans airport hotel
SriLankan Airlines is to build a tourist hotel near the island's main international airport at Katunayake north of Colombo, the airline's chairman Nishantha Wickremasinghe said.
"We are about to start building an airport hotel right in front of the departure lounge,' he said.
Ukraine, Sri Lanka agree on cooperation in tourism, defense and technology
Ukraine and Sri Lanka signed a number of bilateral documents during Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa's official visit to Kyiv recently.
Belgium tour operator to start weekly charters to Colombo
Bicycle tourism is not new to Sri Lanka
Ceylon Tourism Fund launched
Eco tourism projects in Kalpitiya gain momentum
Expansion Plan - Sri Lanka Amaya Leisure in US$100mn expansion
Flexible visa regime to promote South Asia tourism
Jordanian Tourists Flock To Sri Lanka as H1 2010 Tourist Arrivals Surge 50%
Legend in tourism - The story of P.A. Ediriweera and Ceylon Tours
Leisure Plan - Sri Lanka Spence to put US$78mn in hotels
Middle East Tourists Flock To Sri Lanka as H1 2010 Tourist Arrivals Surge 102%
Nature Odyssey Wins Again at the Presidential Awards in Sri Lanka
Saudi journalists here on tourist promotion drive
SLIM to take the frontline in accelerating Sri Lanka’s tourist appeal
Sri Lanka - Open for tourism business
Sri Lanka Emerging as Destination of Choice for Arab Tourists
Sri Lanka expects more Saudi tourists
Sri Lanka finalizes the buyback of national carrier from Emirates
Sri Lanka leaps ahead in travel navigation with 'Sala ProSat,' GPS device
Sri Lanka shares head higher in record territory
Sri Lanka Tailor-made
Sri Lanka the main location in the next Bollywood blockbuster Ready
Sri Lanka to purchase sea planes to boost tourism
Sri Lanka to salvage shipwrecks
Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau nominated for top industry award
Sri Lanka Tourism wins Gold at PATA
Sri Lankan stocks hit record high
The World Spice Food Festival 2010 - Spicing Up Colombo
Tourism boost for Sri Lanka
Tourist arrivals up 48% in June
Tourist Influx - Sri Lanka expects record tourist arrivals this year
Upgrading hotels and enhancing room capacity - Tourism sector invests $10b
Quote of the month
The ruins of Egypt have been known for centuries, but it is only in comparatively recent years the ruins of Ceylon have been unearthed. Since then numbers have been attracted by these strange and beautiful specimens of architecture quite unlike anything found elsewhere.
- G.E. Mitton in The Lost Cities of Ceylon
