Contributing author: Sivagnanasundaram Bhagiraj Location: Badulla District, Uva Province Date of visit: January 2011 Bhagi and his friends explore Haputale, a town in Sri Lanka’s hill country. A place truly “off the beaten path” you are unlikely to see any foreign tourists and guaranteed to catch some breathtaking landscape views. Best of all, all of natures treasures enjoyed at Haputale, including ...
Contributed by: Leszek Żądło from Tolkmicko, Poland One of my Flickr favorites is this shot of the Galle Fort and lighthouse taken by Leszek during his trip to Sri Lanka in 2008. The Galle Fort was originally built the Portuguese in the 16th century and modified by the Dutch a century later. Over 400 years later, the fort still stands ...
Location: Nuwara Eliya, Central Province Date of visit: 21st December 2010 My visit to Nuwara Eliya wouldn’t have been complete without exploring the hill country’s tea estates that blanket most of its surrounding mountains. You pass several during your drive in from Kandy, most notably the Blue Field Tea Gardens near Ramboda Falls and the Mackwoods Tea Estate in Labookellie. Sri ...
Contributing author: Sivagnanasundaram Bhagiraj Location: Polonnaruwa District, North-Central Province; Matale District, Central Province Date of visit: July 2009 Bhagi and his friends explore one of the country’s historic nature treasure troves, the Wasgamuwa National Park. With significant historic value, these woodlands were originally declared as nature reserve in 1938 for its breadth of flora and fauna, and covers about 39,000 hectares ...
Location: Matale, Central Province Date of visit: 29th December 2010 Today its a trip to my Mom’s hometown of Matale. While my mom and sister ran some errands I decided to explore another cave temple that I had heard quite a bit about but had never visited, the Aluvihara Temple. Aluvihara ought to be as important as the sacred Buddhist Temple of the ...
GP stands for General practitioners and they are doctors that have received the training and expertise to help you and your family when you have a physical or a mental issue. Presently, a lot of people are sticking to a particular GP doctor because of two major reasons. One of those reasons is that they keep their patient health issues ...
Contributing author: Chathura Jayasinghe Location: Piliyandala, Colombo Date of visit: August 2011 Nai Doova, or Cobra Island in English, is a small island located in the Bolgoda Lake in Piliyandala, Sri Lanka. It is one of eight islands located in the lake, along with Ruskin Island, San Michelle Island, and Picnic Island. Mr. Nimal, manager of a local restaurant, told ...
Contributed by: Hiranya Samarasekera from Rajagiriya, Sri Lanka. @hiranyas on Twitter This week serendipity comes from Hiranya who sent a wonderful capture during his hike to the top of Sri Pada mountain. “This was one of the most sublime experiences I’ve had. As a first time climber of Sri Pada, Adam’s Peak in English, seeing the sunrise from its summit ...
Contributed by: Nads Ratnayaka from London, UK This photograph captures an “Ambalama” in the Matale countryside, a main district in the Central Province. An Ambalama is a traditional resting place for the weary traveler to take shelter, rest and sleep awhile in ancient times. I took this during my visit to Sri Lanka last year and gives me a sense ...
THE MOST DELICOUS CUPCAKES IN SINGAPORE Most people prefer cupcakes to regular cakes because they contain fewer calories and are perfect for every event. Also, they make excellent presents. Presently, there are a lot of cupcake shops in Singapore that sell hunger-inducing cupcakes. For your next big event try ordering cupcake instead of a regular cake. You will be ...
Contributing author: Chathura Jayasinghe Location: Piliyandala, Colombo Date of visit: August 2011 Nai Doova, or Cobra Island in English, is a small island located in the Bolgoda Lake in Piliyandala, Sri Lanka. It is one of eight islands located in the lake, along with Ruskin Island, San Michelle Island, and Picnic Island. Mr. Nimal, manager of a local restaurant, told ...
So, you finally decided on starting a business in Singapore. Well to ensure that your business survives its first year, there are a lot of things you should do. Since you are just starting out, you may assume that business success is strictly about growing a large customer base, making an awesome product, or having an effective business strategy. No ...
To succeed in business in Singapore, you have to satisfy the needs of your customers. This can mean everything from improving the quality of the product you offer to figuring out ways to address the complaints of your customers. Even if you do these things, your business may not soar if your customers don’t trust you or have a clear ...
Getting the right poses without feeling like they are trying too hard is one of the challenges that couples face during a couple photoshoot. Even if they have some ideas on some of the shots they want, most struggle to get it right. Unlike solo portraits where the focus is on the subject’s personality, couples photography has more to ...
GP stands for General practitioners and they are doctors that have received the training and expertise to help you and your family when you have a physical or a mental issue. Presently, a lot of people are sticking to a particular GP doctor because of two major reasons. One of those reasons is that they keep their patient health issues ...
Contributing author: Sivagnanasundaram Bhagiraj Location: Badulla District, Uva Province Date of visit: January 2011 Bhagi and his friends explore Haputale, a town in Sri Lanka’s hill country. A place truly “off the beaten path” you are unlikely to see any foreign tourists and guaranteed to catch some breathtaking landscape views. Best of all, all of natures treasures enjoyed at Haputale, including ...
Contributed by: Leszek Żądło from Tolkmicko, Poland One of my Flickr favorites is this shot of the Galle Fort and lighthouse taken by Leszek during his trip to Sri Lanka in 2008. The Galle Fort was originally built the Portuguese in the 16th century and modified by the Dutch a century later. Over 400 years later, the fort still stands ...
Contributed by: Nads Ratnayaka from London, UK This photograph captures an “Ambalama” in the Matale countryside, a main district in the Central Province. An Ambalama is a traditional resting place for the weary traveler to take shelter, rest and sleep awhile in ancient times. I took this during my visit to Sri Lanka last year and gives me a sense ...
Facilities & cleanliness: No. 51 Mahasen Mawatha Hantana Place Kandy Hospitality: Location & accessibility: Read about our rating scale Getting there Getting closer to nature and escaping the busy streets of Kandy, doesn’t get better than at the homely confines of the Alcam Holiday Home. A short 15 minute drive from the city center, sitting atop the Hantana Mountain ...
