The Whinging Pome: Reflections in Hiroshima

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There are places in the world that demand reflection, where history’s weight settles on your shoulders the moment you arrive. Hiroshi...

Dublin: The City That Took on the Empire and Won

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In my second book, The Whinging Pome: To The Point, I noted that Ireland’s most notable exports have been people, Guinness, and the I...

The Whinging Pome: A Visit to Auschwitz

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Last week was the eightieth anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz Concentration Camp in Poland. Visiting the site has been on ...

The Whinging Pome: A Very Diverse Bangkok … Revisited

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It has been twenty years since my last visit to Bangkok. Yet, having done two trips there in six months I see much has changed. A b...

The Whinging Pome: Exploring Little Sigiriya

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When travelling around Sri Lanka, you can’t help but see how many temples there are. Not surprising when seventy per cent of the popu...

Ella Town: 800 Meters of Vibrant High Street

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Ella Town has always been low on my priority list due to its backpacker reputation. However, the area boasts some amazing attractions. ...

The Whinging Pome: Arugambay

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Arugam Bay is the most popular tourist destination in the east of Sri Lanka and is a premier surfing and chill location for the young a...

TEN.30: A Hideaway in Hikkaduwa

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Travelling down south is always a pleasurable experience. This time was no different as I stayed at Ten.30 Villa in Hikkaduwa which wa...

Druvi Gunasekera

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Druvi Gunasekera has been a prominent figure in the travel industry for over 15 years. She is widely recognized as the flagbearer for S...

Famous Graves With Many Stories To Tell... Paris

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There is a cemetery in northern Paris that ranks most visited in the world. Pere Lachaise has more established stars and celebrities b...

Tag me @ Danu - Pretty in Pink

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I want to share my latest adventure in India and put down a few places you must make it to when you hit sunny Jaipur. Do you know why i...

The WNPS Encourages Wildlife Photographers to Look at Yala t...

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Today, many wildlife enthusiasts and tourists have become disillusioned at the state of affairs in one of Sri Lanka’s most beloved na...

Stavanger: The fourth largest city of Norway

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Cruising along a fjord was an item on my bucket list that I wanted to tick off and when I saw a cheap flight to Stavanger, the fourth l...

Discover the charm of Bratislava

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Impromptu trips are always the best and that is what really fuels me as a travel aficionado. On a recent visit to Vienna we did just th...

Uncovering the Historical Charms of The Grand Walawwa

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Nestled amidst the scenic region of Kegalle, Sri Lanka, The Grand Walawwa, a new venture by Shri Nadika Gem & Jewellery, offers a retre...

Tag me @danu - Theva Residency

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If you are hoping to visit the hills, here is a place you must stop and enjoy or make it your place to holiday and relax. We never see ...

Oh! Colombo: Tranquil Waters

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In only twenty minutes from Colombo, you can get to a blissful location to enjoy a relaxed few days in Talahena. Tranquil Waters, a gem...

Reverie: Resplendent Ceylon launches new brand

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From the masterminds behind Sri Lanka’s leading luxury hotel collection, Resplendent Ceylon, comes Reverie - a collection of laid-bac...

The Barnhouse: Unorthodox, yet truly Sri Lankan

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The Barnhouse project in Panadura has been designed using principles that minimize the impact on the natural environment, such as ‘up...

Jaffna: A personal insight on the beautiful North

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Jaffna is on everyone’s travel list but over 400km north of Colombo and a 7-hour travel time, a visit to the north requires a fair am...

Hospitality in the North: Fox Resorts Jaffna

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With fuel shortages in the country, Fox Resorts encourages train travel with their new travel-inclusive hotel offers. It’s 5.30 AM an...

Tag me @danu - Villa Birdlake

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This week I was tagged in a new location that’s trending, Villa Birdlake which is located in Hikkaduwa Overlooking breathtaking gar...

Destination Dubai

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With the ongoing pandemic lasting nearly two years, Dubai felt like the perfect getaway from a monotonous routine that consisted of wor...

Air travel during a pandemic

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Travelling during Covid-19 has completely sucked the joy out of travelling. Formerly a pleasurable experience, getting on an airplane i...

Helga De Silva Blow Perera - A House of Colour

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oday we feature the house of Helga De Silva Blow Perera who lives at Helga’s Folly in the mountains of Kandy. Her house, designed by ...

Swimming The Palk Strait

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Setting off Talaimannar Beach, Sri Lanka on 26th January 2020 and swimming the 29km Palk Strait to India in a record time of 10 hours a...

A place called Gonarezhou

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Situated in the southeastern corner of Zimbabwe, bordering Mozambique, lies a little known piece of paradise called the Gonarezhou Nati...

The Millennium Elephant Foundation

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It is an uncontested opinion that the only home an elephant should have is in the wild. But with a number of elephants being domesticat...

Fox Resorts Kandy - Hillside Serenity

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Fox Kandy is the latest addition to Fox Resorts chain of villas and hotels nestled in the cool climes of our hill country. Isolated fro...