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Interview: Independent Hotelier Mustafa Najmudeen on Recovery of Sri Lanka’s Tourism Industry

Demi Perera interviews Sri Lanka independent hotelier Mustafa Najmudeen. Sri Lanka suffered a devastating terrorist attack on Easter Sunday. Over 250 lives were lost and hundreds more injured. As ever, ripples were felt further beyond. 34 countries issued travel advisories … Continue reading

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Nuwara Eliya | Index

Writing about Nuwara Eliya was as moving as it was being there. Continue reading

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Nuwara Eliya | Ferncliff

During my time in Nuwara Eliya I stayed a Ferncliff, a colonial period family home built in 1832. It’s an entrancing, historic place. For a romantic such as myself its poise was a distraction. Each morning here I spent the early hours of dawn lucidly dreaming of the very place I was staying only woken when the butler gently knocked on my door with breakfast. Continue reading

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Nuwara Eliya I Top 5 Activities

It is near impossible to avoid the allure of tea plantations (which are inconceivably beautiful) and the chance to photograph the tokenised smiling faces of poverty within them. However, if you would like a more mindful experience here is a list of ways you can have a more discerning connection with Nuwara Eliya. Continue reading

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Nuwara Eliya | Little England?

The Post Office  Demi Perera continues her series about Nuwara Eliya, with a visit to Sri Lanka’s Little England. Nuwara Eliya is well known as Sri Lanka’s Little England and Tea Country with sprawling hillsides covered in waist-high tea bushes attracting … Continue reading

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Nuwara Eliya | Sri Lanka’s Mythical Wonder

Demi Perera explores the under appreciated history and wonder of Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka. Continue reading

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