Fabrics of Nico: Travel
Design is as much about the unseen as the seen. Often considered a surface attribute, with all focus on the finished product, what differentiates a design object from an ordinary…
The Wallawwa: A luxe hideaway with style in droves
A short hop to (or from) the airport, The Wallawwa is the perfect end to your time in Sri Lanka, but it is so, so much more than a pre-flight…
Making the perfect pesto
Alice Mirabel Helme and Ambika Seth, the directors at CAARA, firmly believe that pesto goes with just about anything (and we agree). They use it in warm panini, on layered…
In ancient Polonnaruwa: A bicycle tour of a medieval capital city
Polonnaruwa was the medieval capital of Sri Lanka, a city which reached the pinnacle of its glory in the 12th century, but still retains a sort of faded splendour. The…
Chicken and shiitake meatballs with millet, black carrot, and orange
A fresh seasonal salad with a hearty splash of vitamin C (from segmented oranges) to raise spirits and glazed meatballs that will melt in your mouth.
Retreat to Wildgrass Sigiriya: Back to nature with all the amenities of the city
A ten-minute drive from Sigiriya Rock, Wildgrass Sigiriya makes a luxurious base for exploring the Rock as well as its own private grounds which are lush and so quiet that…
Kandy Botanical Gardens: Orchids, giant bamboo, and an afternoon nap paradise
In Kandy we stop at the Botanical Gardens. These spectacular gardens were once reserved exclusively for Kandyan royalty (and are also referred to as the Royal Botanical Garden) and…
Grand Thai at The Grand Hotel: A brief detour away from Sri Lankan rice and curry
In Nuwara Eliya and keen to step out of our hotel to explore what else was around, we went a little off-piste and found The Grand Hotel, an aptly monikered…
Climbing Sigiriya Rock: A stairway to heaven(-sent views)
You can’t miss Sigiriya. This rocky outcrop is one of the most dramatic things you’ll see in your time here, near-vertical walls that rise to a summit where you’ll find…
The Sinharaja Rainforest: Sri Lanka’s last remaining virgin tropical rainforest
Cloaked in mist and cloud (at least on the day we visited), Sinharaja is the island’s last remaining virgin tropical rainforest. A UNESCO World Heritage forest, it might be…