After 14 years in hiding, when King Valagamba finally returned to reclaim his throne in Anuradhapura around 89 BCE, he paid ...

Princess Anne and Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence seemed to have some fun during the last day of their trip to Sri Lanka! See all the fun photos from their trip, which marked a first on the ...

Insider tips on where to eat, sleep and shop in the Sri Lankan city of Colombo. By Eric Wilson T’s monthly travel series, Flocking To, highlights places you might already have on your wish list ...

After Years of Turmoil, Sri Lanka Is Making a Return — Here's How to Visit The past few years have not been easy on this South Asian island, but the place — and its people — are on the upswing.

For centuries, barefoot pilgrims have walked through the arid jungles and lush forests of Sri Lanka’s east and south, following a sacred route to a fabled shrine in Kataragama in the deep south, in ...

Princess Anne and Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence visit Vajira Pillayar Kovil Hindu temple in Colombo, Sri Lanka on Jan. 12. Princess Anne had a busy itinerary for the last day of her stay in ...

No, Sri Lanka’s Tamil question has not been resolved The nationwide electoral success of the anti-establishment NPP does not mean Tamil nationalism is on the decline.

Heading south east from the tea plantations of Sri Lanka’s highlands, vast tracts of jungle flow towards the beach through less-visited national parks like Gal Oya. Travellers can view the ...

The tall cloth panels were so striking they seemed like improvised Barefoot abstract art that ought to have been in the gallery. Turning its back on the fashion world’s frequently mindless pursuit of ...

Like all temples in Sri Lanka, you should remove your shoes at the entrance (there are cubby holes to store them) and walk around barefoot (or take a pair of socks).

A tribe of wave riders in palm-fringed southern Sri Lanka is bringing a quiet revolution to surf teaching, placing ocean literacy, mental health and community at the heart of their tropical ...

Sri Lanka is so small that within a few hours drive from the arid, hot north, you hit emerald-coloured hill country, with fireflies, orchids and waterfalls. It is where my siblings and I used to stay ...