Some of Sri Lanka’s best food doesn't come with a restaurant menu, a fancy presentation or an expensive price tag.
It comes from a clay pot in a village kitchen, a banana leaf wrapped around something freshly steamed, a wood-fired hearth, or a small roadside shop where the recipe has been passed down through generations.
Sri Lankan village food is more than something to eat. It reflects...
Sri Lanka is famous for tea, beaches, temples and ancient ruins. But some of the island’s most remarkable treasures are much smaller—and they can disappear quietly.
They are found in the hands of craftspeople.
A woven mat made from natural fibre. A lace pattern created thread by thread. A wooden mask carved with a face that seems to carry an entire legend. A piece of lacquerware...
There is a version of Knuckles that most visitors never see.
Not the famous photographs. Not the roadside viewpoints. Not the crowded stops where everyone takes the same picture.
The real Knuckles begins when the road disappears and the forest takes over.
Hidden among mist-covered mountains, streams, grasslands and cloud forests are trails leading to caves, waterfalls, remote viewpoints and...