Sri Lanka

It’s really not that bad

2020-05-06T22:56:13+00:00May 6th, 2020|

The youth was about 14 or 15. My age. He was running for his life. Naked, except for the torn remnants of a sarong held ...

Travel in the Age of Coronavirus

2020-04-02T16:07:48+00:00April 1st, 2020|

It was only a few weeks ago, but it seemed like we were living in a different age.  My local grocery store had ample sto ...

A Night in Colombo

2019-09-25T16:51:58+00:00September 22nd, 2019|

It’s my first visit to Colombo since the terrible Easter Sunday bombings.  The nation has been here before - for 26 year ...

Where to Martini in Colombo

2017-06-22T17:30:09+00:00June 20th, 2017|

Updated June 2017 Anytime someone visits Sri Lanka I get asked for a list of bars to visit in Colombo.  Here's my curren ...

Beauty Queens and Crabs

2017-04-12T12:18:12+00:00February 2nd, 2016|

A sarong clad decrepit of indeterminate age greeted us at the Sea View Inn, off the Marine Drive in Colombo, Sri Lanka. ...

Ageing Queens Rarely Look Good

2017-04-12T12:18:12+00:00August 4th, 2015|

The Queen's Hotel circa 1918 My earliest memory of the Queen's Hotel in Kandy (Sri Lanka) was visiting the in-house ba ...

Of Tuk Tuks and Politics

2017-06-20T06:51:51+00:00August 18th, 2014|

Discussing the current situation in the Middle East with perfect strangers is not recommended. Doing so in Sri Lanka wit ...

Cocktails in Colombo

2017-04-12T12:17:38+00:00August 17th, 2014|

Neglected colonial era buildings have been converted into stunning boutique restaurants and arcades - this is a former ...

Serendipity is a Tamarind Martini

2017-04-12T12:18:16+00:00December 16th, 2012|

Howzat! World class cricket is usually on offer in Sri Lanka. New Zealand getting thrashed in Galle. Take a fun loving ...