Despite its abundant natural beauty and status as one of the oldest cities in Asia, northeastern Sri Lanka’s Trincomalee is just emerging as one of Sri Lanka’s hot spots for tourism. Here, a new upscale hotel has opened, marketing itself to foreign travelers. And even with the overwhelming confidence that comes from his 20 years’ experience in the industry,lead engineer Priyantha Marawatta freely admits that the Amaranthé Bay Hotel has proven among his most Read More

Trincomalee (Trinco) ,this fascinating town is beginning to thrive again. Sitting on one the world’s finest natural harbours, Trincomalee is old almost beyond reckoning: it’s possibly the site of historic Gokana in the Mahavamsa (Great Chronicle), and its Shiva temple the site of Trikuta Hill in the Hindu Read More

‘Amaranthé Bay’ sits poised at the edge of the slow meandering Pillaikulam Aru, a sentinel of luxury in a stunning landscape of calming sunrises and psychedelic Read More