Exit, Stage Left
November 28, 2025
A troupe of Sri Lankan drummers leaving the stage after their performance.
A troupe of Sri Lankan drummers leaving the stage after their performance.
The perfect accompaniment to a Sri Lankan breakfast curry. You tear off the edges of this bowl-shaped pancake to mop up the gravy and are
They are related to Komodo dragons, but only half the size. Although these lizards are harmless, they manage to terrify unsuspecting sunbathers when they crawl
A pretty little shack offering chilled king coconuts on the beach of Ahungalla. The red ones, incidentally, have been painted!
We had never even heard of a garlic curry until it arrived at our breakfast table with the compliments of one of the chefs. It
It was part of a large ceremony bestowing blessings on the premises – our hotel. Prayers and chants continued in the hotel’s conference hall through
Between 2 and 3 kilometres in this case. The string runs all along the perimeter of the hotel grounds and forms part of a Buddhist
Rice and Curries: virtually Sri Lanka’s national dish. This generous spread was particularly good and very varied in terms of the flavours of the different
Screwpines always remind me of the Triffids in John Wyndham’s novel – it’s the aerial roots, which look like legs.
ProfessorAbe and his wife share photos from a safari in Sri Lanka’s largest national park
A troupe of Sri Lankan drummers leaving the stage after their performance.
The perfect accompaniment to a Sri Lankan breakfast curry. You tear off the edges of this bowl-shaped pancake to mop
They are related to Komodo dragons, but only half the size. Although these lizards are harmless, they manage to terrify
A pretty little shack offering chilled king coconuts on the beach of Ahungalla. The red ones, incidentally, have been painted!
We had never even heard of a garlic curry until it arrived at our breakfast table with the compliments of
It was part of a large ceremony bestowing blessings on the premises – our hotel. Prayers and chants continued in
Between 2 and 3 kilometres in this case. The string runs all along the perimeter of the hotel grounds and
Rice and Curries: virtually Sri Lanka’s national dish. This generous spread was particularly good and very varied in terms of
Screwpines always remind me of the Triffids in John Wyndham’s novel – it’s the aerial roots, which look like legs.
ProfessorAbe and his wife share photos from a safari in Sri Lanka’s largest national park