If you are new to colonial-era Sri Lanka, begin with these. They cover the four things you need to get your bearings: the cities, the forts, the hill country and the railways that hold them together.
There are certain names from old Colombo that immediately bring back a particular kind of memory. They recall glass showcases filled with cakes and pastries,…
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Old Colombo Lighthouse| There are landmarks in Colombo that we notice without really seeing. We pass them in traffic, glimpse them between office building…
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More Than an Old Biography Some journeys into old Ceylon begin not with a railway station, a colonial hotel or a forgotten road, but with the opening of a…
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An Old Photograph with Many Unanswered Questions Old photographs are often most interesting for what nobody thought to write down. This one is believed…
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