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Colonial Ceylon Rest Houses | Golden-hour scene at a colonial-style Sri Lankan rest house: a white-clad waiter carries tea across the lawn toward a small table with teapot and cups before a veranda with white columns, wooden shutters, and a red-tile roof.

Colonial Ceylon Rest Houses: Echoes You Can Still Sleep In

Colonial Heritage | Colonial-era cobblestone street inside Galle Fort, Sri Lanka, at sunset. Dutch-style buildings with arched verandas and glowing street lamps line the road, with palm trees and the ocean visible in the background under a golden sky.

Discover Ceylon: A Journey Through Sri Lanka’s Colonial Heritage

British & Scottish Planters: Sri Lanka’s Lasting Heritage

The Early British and Scottish Planters of Sri Lanka — And the Heritage They Left Behind

Church Graveyards - Colonial-era cemetery in Sri Lanka with weathered stone headstones and brick bases on a sunlit, grassy slope beneath large shade trees.

Church Graveyards in Sri Lanka: Where Colonial Lives Still Speak

romantic

The Most Romantic Glamps in Sri Lanka

elephant

Bathiya the Tusker: The Gentle Giant Who Exposed the True Cost of Elephant–Human Conflict in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka by Bicycle: Best Cycling Routes for Slow Travel

Sri Lanka by Bicycle: Best Cycling Routes for Slow Travel

Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage

Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage: A Must-Visit Wildlife Sanctuary in Sri Lanka 2025

Sacred Trails: Discovering Sri Lanka’s Spiritual Sites Beyond the Tourist Map

Elephants and Humans

Giants in Peril: The Rising Conflict Between Elephants and Humans in Sri Lanka