The Leopard’s Hour – What to Expect on a Yala National Park Safari
There is a particular quality of silence in Yala just before dawn. The jeep engine is off, the tracker is scanning the treeline with eyes that have learned to see what others miss, and somewhere in the scrub jungle ahead – invisible, patient and entirely indifferent to your presence, a Sri Lankan leopard begins its […]
Sri Lanka in Twelve Flavours – A Journey Through the Island’s Food Culture
If you want to truly understand a country, eat what its people eat. Sri Lanka’s food is one of the most vibrant, complex and delicious culinary traditions in Asia, a living archive of the island’s history, geography and cultural diversity that reveals something new with every meal. In this post, we introduce twelve essential Sri […]
The World’s Most Scenic Train Journey – Sri Lanka’s Hill Country Rail
Some journeys move you from place to place and journeys that move you in ways you cannot quite name. The train ride through Sri Lanka’s hill country is firmly in the second category, a slow, winding ascent through a landscape so beautiful that seasoned travellers have been known to fall silent and simply stare. In […]