Bourbon Punch with Kirala Juice and some flair bar-tending…
‘Kirala’ is an endemic fruit of Sri Lanka. A flair bartender of Cinnamon Hotels & Resorts decided to make a bourbon punch using Kirala juice! ...
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4 Things You Need To Know About Pigeon Island – Trincomalee
Let’s first get the curiosity of the name out of the way. Yes, the island did derive its name because of a pigeon population residing happily there. These pigeons are similar to the feral pigeon and a ...
24 Hours in Colombo
Colombo is a beautiful city. But even better, it’s a small, beautiful city. Unlike the teeming vastness of New York, or the byzantine mazes of London, Colombo, the financial heart of Sri Lanka, is a m ...
Authentic Culinary Experience in Kandy – Video Blog
CinnamonU embarks on a journey through Kandy to create a unique culinary experience. Here’s Chef Raminda Premarathne creating a contemporary Sri Lankan dish made using a Freshwater Common Carp a ...
Six Temples You Must Visit in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka prides itself on having a great many temples. Like churches in Europe, they’re part and parcel of the communities all over the island, and where there is a village one is almost guaranteed t ...
Learning to Drive in Sri Lanka – Nicole Smith
As the Sri Lankan Airlines flight descended into Colombo I could see green lands punctured by dirt roads beneath us. The thought, “we’re not in Kansas any more , Toto” crossed my mind. A short sharp b ...
Hello Sri Lanka: First glimpse of Colombo – Jessica Korteman
As soon as we set foot off our Sri Lankan airlines flight, we felt the comforting embrace of the tropics. The heat was instant yet hung low and thick, enveloping us in ever so gentle waves of warmth. ...
TBCAsia Chronicles: Exploring North Central Province Sri Lanka – Inma Gregorio
I will be brief. It is 2AM and only 4 hours away of our wake up call. And, just in case you haven’t been here before, I am NOT a morning person so it won’t be easy to wake up. At all. Anyway, here is ...
Charged By A Herd Of Wild Elephants In Kaudulla National Park – Leif Harum
They’ve almost completely surrounded us now. There are four behind us, five to the left and one 12 foot tall mammoth to the right. Foot by foot they converge on our jeep. Their deep growls reverberate ...
Sigirya: The Lion Rock Where Monkeys and Mountains Meet – Laurel Robbins
When I first told a friend I was going to Sri Lanka, her first question was Are you going to climb that rock? That rock, she was referring to is called Sigiriya Rock, or Lion Rock. It’s the most visit ...