Hidden in Pettah there’s a large and full-featured photo supply shop. As a bonus, they also sell telescopes. This place is also called Batik Center,

The Machang brand is touted to be Sri Lanka’s largest pub chain, which is not particularly commendable seeing as there are no other islandwide pub

Jungle Beach is a secluded beach in Unawatuna that’s growing less secluded all the time. It’s still a nice and relatively peaceful Una beach off

Colombo’s got a lot of lovely homespun businesses that save on overheads, premises and staff by making all their stuff at home and selling at

Turtle hatcheries are good for the environment, save lives, and incredibly fun. There are a few lovely ones down the coast, especially in and around

The Kingsbury (Sunday) buffet is pretty good. It’s the best in terms of salads and veg, highly competitive in seafood, and good for everything else.

One of Colombo’s prettier urban escapes, Colombo Courtyard is a boutique hotel in the heart of Colpetty. As it avoids the usual business hotel tag,

The Lighthouse in Galle is an iconic hotel. We can say that it’s reputation is well deserved. Even their cheapest rooms (Rs. 18,000, roughly) are

One of the Negombo strip’s more popular little bar/restaurants, Serendib is right on the beach and has a regular stream of visitors. It strikes a

Salad Guru is a fun little new enterprise trying its wings at the Saturday Good Market at Racecourse. Run by a trained nutritionist, Shayana, the