Property of the Month

Eragoa

Eragoa... as exciting and exotic as its name. The drive up to this villa could be a bit bumpy, yet serves to add to the adventure and charm of this superb location, set amidst a 11.5 acres, working tea plantation, and half an hour’s drive inland from Weligama.

Villa of the Month

Welcome to Satori

If you looking for the perfect luxury holiday villa to rent in one of the most outstanding environments in Sri Lanka then look no further...

Satori is a newly refurbished Dutch colonial villa, stylishly laid out over 2.5 acres of terraced landscaped gardens and lawns, tranquil ponds with stunning panoramic views and a large infinity pool.

This Month's Top Story

Tourism soars

by Ruchika Kher

Sri Lanka is witnessing an upswing in tourism. The island with abundant natural beauty is luring visitors, particularly from India, not just with sun, sand and sea but also with new attractions like Ayurveda and adventure.

“The tourism figures in the first quarter have doubled in comparison to last year, with nearly 16 percent of it being tourist arrivals from India,” said Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau Managing Director Dileep Mudadeniya.

Book of the Month

Woolf in Ceylon - An imperial journey in the shadow of Leonard Woolf 1904-1911

Review by Robin Hanbury-Tenison

As one who has always been a bit afraid of Virginia Woolf and daunted by heavy tomes on the Bloomsbury group, I opened this book cautiously. I soon found that I was wrong to be nervous as I became caught up in a fascinating story. Leonard Woolf was Virginia’s husband and his life was far more interesting than hers.

The author, Sir Christopher Ondaatje, is one of the most remarkable men of our times. Now one of Britain’s leading philanthropists, his life, as he says himself, has been in some ways an echo of Woolf's.

Recipe of the Month

Recipe of the Month

Stir- Fried Chickpeas (Kadala Thel Dala)

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. For example, Kandyan Sinhalese cooking, with its emphasis on hill country vegetables and fruits; coastal cooking, making the best of the abundant seafood with which the land is blessed; Tamil cooking, closely linked to that of southern India, which is especially prevalent in Jaffna, in the north.