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.
The Morning That Changed Ceylon Tea On the morning of 30 July 1883, Colombo witnessed an event that would help shape the commercial future of Ceylon. I…
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A Hill-Country Image from Another Time An old postcard of the Grand Hotel, Nuwara Eliya shows a quiet scene from Ceylon’s hill-country past. The building …
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A Life Remembered Through Sri Lanka’s Wild Places Sir Christopher Ondaatje’s name belongs to many worlds. He was a businessman, philanthropist, adventu…
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A Historic Plantation Church in Old Ceylon Along St Leonard’s Road in the mist-covered hill country stands a modest stone church whose history is insepara…
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