11 of the Most Instagrammable Places in Sri Lanka

11 of the Most Instagrammable Places in Sri Lanka Advertiser Disclosure The credit card offers that appear on the website are from credit card companies from which ThePointsGuy.com receives compensation. This compensation may impact how and where products appear on this site (including, for example, the order in which they appear). This site does not […]

After declaring a state of emergency, Sri Lanka has banned Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp

The Sri Lankan government has banned the use of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. The government asked internet service providers to block messaging apps after the discovery of Facebook posts encouraging violence towards the country’s Muslim population. The ban follows a 10-day nationwide state of emergency after violence erupted between Muslim and Buddhist communities.  The Sri Lankan government […]

The most fun on three wheels? Try driving a tuk-tuk through Sri Lanka

Share this article More tourists are visiting Sri Lanka than ever before. But if you want to dodge the crowds, you could always sign up for a 10-day, 1000-mile self-drive tuk-tuk rally. What’s the worst that could happen? It’s a Monday afternoon and I’m watching my brother, Matt, have a mild nervous breakdown. We’re lost […]

10 Things No One Tells You About Sri Lanka

10 Things No One Tells You About Sri Lanka Advertiser Disclosure The credit card offers that appear on the website are from credit card companies from which ThePointsGuy.com receives compensation. This compensation may impact how and where products appear on this site (including, for example, the order in which they appear). This site does not […]

Blue Planet II – wildlife experiences for holidaymakers in the Maldives and Sri Lanka

Blue Planet is back on our screens tomorrow night with the best showing of life beneath the waves.  And if you’re feeling inspired to explore in the deep blue sea yourself, there’s no better time than now to book a holiday.  Whether you chose the Maldives, Sri Lanka or New Zealand: each has something different […]

Pakistan v Sri Lanka LIVE scoreboard: Follow ICC Champions Trophy scores live

Angelo Mathews’ team are scrambling around for frontline batsmen after injuries to Chamara Kapugedera and Kusal Perera, while vice-captain Upul Tharanga is completing his two-match suspension. Tharanga was sanctioned for overseeing a slow over rate in Sri Lanka’s opening defeat against South Africa – when Mathews himself was out, still recovering from a calf injury. […]

Jewel in the ocean: Discover Sri Lanka

For our honeymoon, my husband and I longed for adventure. Not content with just a beach holiday, we wanted variety and activity on our trip of a lifetime, and tropical Sri Lanka proved to be the dream destination. After the 10-and-a-half hour flight, we arrived at the opulent Maniumpathy hotel in Colombo. This colonial oasis […]

India v Sri Lanka LIVE scoreboard: Follow ICC Champions Trophy scores live

Ahead of the game, Kumar Sangakkara has called on a young Sri Lanka team to play with arrogance. The islanders had a nightmare start to their campaign, losing regular skipper Angelo Mathews to a calf injury before going down to South Africa in their Group B opener. As if that was not bad enough, stand-in […]

Sri Lanka sweating on Mathews’ fitness

Video Image Hazelwood’s career-best spell1:13 Champions Trophy: Josh Hazlewood claims his best-ever ODI figures in Australia’s washed-out opening match. June 3rd 2017 3 hours ago /video/video.news.com.au/Sport/Cricket/ICC Champions Trophy/ Angelo Mathews is in doubt for Sri Lanka’s opening match of the Champions Trophy. AFPAFP Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google+ Share on […]

Is it safe to travel to Sri Lanka? WARNING issued for Britons in busy tourist areas

Monsoon rain is wreaking havoc on the popular holiday destination of Sri Lanka.  The South Asian island nation has been battered by the worst flooding seen in 14 years.  At least 188 people have died and more than half a million people have been displaced from their homes as the emergency intensifies.  As many as […]