In the time before YAMU I spent a fair while toiling in the Middle Kingdom. During this time I managed to pick up a bit

Now I know there are a large number of places that do a decent rice & curry in the area, and I haven’t by any

Colombo’s got a lot of great home bakers. There are the big names like Monique and Sita, but then there’s also the ones you stumble

The New Colonial Hotel is at the high end of dodgy bars. Upstairs is a functional hotel (single for Rs. 1000, double for Rs. 1500)

Han Gook Gwan is one of two main Korean restaurants in Colombo (the other being Kyong Bok Kung). They do a great take on Korean

Anim8 is an expensive but fast print shop. It’s a really bare bones operation carved out of a residential house on Thimbirigasaya Road (ignore the

Avirate is a high-end clothing store on Maitland Crescent which now has it’s own café, just next to the shop. It’s a tiny little place,

If you want to sit in a comfortable environment and wait an hour to get something printed, Softwave Gallery is the place. If you’re missing

This place does a decentish bath packet for around Rs. 170, although the price seems to go up or down by Rs. 10 depending on

This is one of the more upmarket eating establishments on Vauxhall. It looks clean and professional: tiled and terrazzo floors, glass windows and an extensive,