Their sacrifice for our future

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As the road bends on a peaceful hillside twenty minutes drive from the centre of Kandy we find the final resting place of 203 souls. Wh...

Seillans: My favourite little village in Provence, France

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It’s easy to miss the little village of Seillians as you drive from Bargemon to Fayence along the bottom of the hill in Provence, sou...

Anantara Kalutara: A Tropical Paradise for Wellness and Rela...

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There’s a moment when you step into Anantara Kalutara that feels like the world outside simply fades away. Maybe it’s the way the g...

The Whinging Pome: Mumbai - Something in every corner

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Mumbai is a fascination of colour, culture, amazing locations, landscapes and colonial properties .It attracts 6 million tourists a ye...

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 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...

The Whinging Pome: Good Morning Vietnam

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Vietnam just beat Thailand in football for the first time in twenty years. Nobody is going to bed tonight. The country is one of the fa...

The Whinging Pome - Verona: Where Love Abounds

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Most people know Verona from all those love-themed movies like “Letters from Juliet,” “Romeo and Juliet,” and “Love in the Vi...

The Whinging Pome: Jhalana Leopard Reserve

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It’s five a.m. and we set off to Jhalana forest some twenty minutes away from our base in Jaipur, Northern India. It’s January and ...

W15 AMBULUWAWA: LUXURY IN THE MOUNTAINS

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The newest addition to the W15 Collection – W15 Ambuluwawa blends itself into the mountain folds of the Ambuluwawa Biodiversity Compl...

Malta: The Crossroads of Cultures and Centuries

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In the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, on the crossroads of many cultures since 6000 BC lies Malta. Hence, an island of immense histor...

The Whinging Pome: Hunting Ass in Sri Lanka

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There are two major places on the island of Sri Lanka to find the ass, Kalpitiya and Mannar. Ass is both a singular and plural name for...

The Whinging Pome: Kandy The City of Hills and Heritage

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Kandy is said to be the most tourist visited city in Sri Lanka. It has a long history and was established back in 1470. The English nam...

The Whinging Pome: Festival of Faith, Culture and Camels... ...

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The Pushkar Camel Fair is held in Rajasthan, India in November each year. It coincides with the Kartik Purnima full moon celebrations. ...

The Whinging Pome: Little England, Nuwara Eliya

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It’s our fourth stay at the hundred and f ifty year old tea estate bungalow. We like to be just out of Nuwara Eliya in the hills of S...

Mysore… The Jewel In The Crown

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On my Indian bucket list, there are so many places I still want to visit, though I’ve spent over a year in the country. They includ...

SANDALS: Step into luxury

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Sandals Balapitiya, part of the prestigious Edwards Collection portfolio, is a small, intimate villa offering a serene escape with stun...

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...

Delft Island: Portuguese, Dutch and a little English influe...

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The small island of Delft is approximately 90 minutes from Jaffna by road and sea, yet only 50 kilometres from Tamil Nadu, India. I hav...

Sun Siam Pasikudah: Where Luxury Meets Serenity On Sri Lanka...

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On an early Thursday morning last week, the Daily Mirror set out on a six-hour journey to the East Coast. Our destination: the newly la...

‘Vis Ta Vie’ Mirissa ‘Live your life’ to the fullest

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Mirissa and Kamburugamuwa beach stretch undoubtedly is a dream haven for travellers from around the globe. The pristine beach, the rura...

Solo Female Travel - Top tips

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Looking at the number of travel advertisements in the Hit Ads section of the Sunday Times newspapers and various travel offers on socia...

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...

Pottering about in Prague

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Prague or Praha, the capital of the Czech Republic is a perfect destination for a romantic getaway or those wishing to immerse themselv...

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...