RH wanted to check out an old temple on the way to Kandalama. Apparently there was something interesting about it. The walk to the temple was …
Unexpected Doorways
Kalametiya
Kalametiya harbour. Noon. There are different shades at the place where the water meets – the dark of the river water and the lighter blue …
Kalu Diya Pokuna
Kalu Diya Pokuna is a place we come to by accident. It bobs up on Google maps and at first we think it’s the more …
Water
I am convinced I am going to drown. This is nothing new. Any boat I get into, a gentle rocking of the waves convinces me …
Escaping into a Kosgoda
It really felt like the worst of times. We were a few months into the economic crisis and peoples lives were looking dire. Sri Lanka …
River moments
The letters have a familiar rounded shape. You think it’s Sinhala but it’s not. The priest – a thin boy in spectacles – describes how …
Hothambaya Goes to Kosgoda
Ran Hothambaya headed to Kosgoda with his friends recently. The hotel was the Sheraton Kosgoda, which was offering a nice discount on bookings. It’s a …
On the river: Kosgoda in June
“This river used to give jobs for so many people.” “The underwater light attracts the prawns, they swim in and get trapped in the nets.” …
The Mannar Trip
We found an awesome boutique hotel that had an offer on the Mannar peninsula. Mannar doesn’t have many great accomodation choices, but this one is …