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By Walter Wuthmann
I am not a good surfer. But I think that if I spent a few months in the curving bay atWeligama, surfing every day, I could be a great one.If the island of Sri Lanka is a teardrop, Weligama sits at its very base. The town’s wide, sandy bay tames the big swells coming up from the Indian Ocean, creating a gentle, consistent surf break.
It’s a perfect place for a rookie like...
The Pettah Floating Market was supposed to be a dream of urban revival.
A coalition of government agencies, spearheaded by the Ministry of Defence and the Urban Development Authority, poured Rs. 150 million into cleaning up a dirty strip of canal, east of Colombo’s main railway station. They built fountains, shops, and floating platforms.
When it opened in August of 2014...
By Walter Wuthmann
Riaz Cader is a Sri Lankan wildlife photographer who has assisted in the production of major documentaries such as, National...
Once a low-slung South Asian port city, the skyline of Colombo is now sprouting new skyscrapers at an almost unbelievable pace....