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Independence Square

Independence Square is Colombo’s newest public space. It’s part monument, part park, part walking ground. It’s main function seems to be as the place where

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Happy Banana

Down South (ie. Hikkaduwa, Galle, Unwatuna, Mirissa) is pretty popular for weekends, long weekends and general seasonal festivities. But with Hikkaduwa becoming slightly passe, the

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Lauries Lane Short-Eat Van

Stumbling around Bambalapitiya looking for snacks one lunch-time, I happened on another good short-eat spot, again without a name. This time instead of a shack

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Fortune Boat

Fortune Boat was a wonderful find. It’s a Chinese restaurant, hidden just off Independence Square near the newly refurbished Colombo Racecourse. You’d never spot it

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The Last King’s Jail Cell

The King and Queen behind bars Inside there are portraits of the King (Sri Vikrama Rajasinha), his wife (Queen Venkata Rengammal), the first Prime Minister

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Cinnamon Grand Brunch

Whether you’re just visiting Colombo or you live here, the Cinnamon Grand Brunch is a must visit. This lavish Sunday luncheon has long been a

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The Colombo Racecourse

We’ve been looking forward to the opening of the refurbished Racecourse Grounds in Cinnamon Gardens. The old Dutch Hospital in Fort was renovated by the

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Sugarland

Sugarland is a tiny little bakery in Havelock Town, located behind The Souq and Lil’ Orbits. Unlike some of the palatial bakeries you get here

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Sarasavi Bookshop

I remember when Sarasavi Bookshop was a messy, crowded little store in Nugegoda, always full of jostling bodies and elbows. Going in for a leisurely

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