Directly overlooking the tranquil Beira Lake in the very heart of Colombo is a five-star work of wonder – Cinnamon Lakeside Colombo is Business Destinations’ Best Luxury Hotel, Sri Lanka, 2012

Neighbourhood kids play street cricket with a few twigs and rounded stone, stopping only to gape at the classic Mercedes that rolls silently past or to ask if you want to join them. Welcome to Colombo, a dash of spice on the margins of Sri Lanka’s misty green interior, a chaotic collage of colours and […]

An island of golden, tropical beaches and tranquil tea plantations hidden in green mountain valleys, Sri Lanka is a cricket-obsessed island off the southern tip of India. Sinhalese, Tamil and Muslim influences are overlaid with the legacy of British rule. The classic countryside comes complete with ancient cities and colonial artefacts, not to mention busy […]