Pasikuda beach - Bluest of Blue

East coast blues and it is exactly that. Deep blue. Deep royal blue to be completely precise. The beaches of Pasikuda or Vanderloo bay and its white sandy beaches can easily compare with any beach in the Caribbean. On the drive over I asked our guide what compels people to come this far to go to a beach and got my answer with one look at the ocean at the end of the drive. There are many beaches around the world and all over Sri Lanka and we have some world-class beaches to boast of. The glass like surface...

Researchers unearth the oldest known Eurasian bow and arrow tech

 Researchers unearth the oldest known Eurasian bow and arrow techArchaeological excavations deep within the rain forests of Sri Lanka have unearthed the earliest evidence for hunting with bows and arrows outside Africa.At Fa-Hien Lena, a cave in the heart of Sri Lanka’s wet zone forests, we discovered numerous tools made of stone, bone, and tooth – including a number of small arrow points carved from bone which are about 48,000  years (Late Pleistocene era) old. This evidence is earlier than similar findings in Southeast Asia 32,000 years ago and is currently the earliest clear evidence for bow-and-arrow use beyond the African continentThe island of Sri...

Why Sri Lanka is one of the safest destinations for post-Covid travel

Why Sri Lanka is one of the safest destinations for post-Covid travelAlthough currently many countries remain in isolation due to Covid-19, we Sri Lankans are already looking ahead to the time when global travel resumes again. Like many of you, this relatively brief period of isolation has given us a newfound appreciation of our freedom to travel, and we are eager to continue helping others to experience the best Sri Lanka has to offer.There is no doubt that this pandemic will change the way we travel in the near future, with health and safety heavily influencing our choice of...