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Ideas for Amma’s day
With Mother’s Day around the corner Tarini Pilapitiya looks at possible gift and voucher options that mums will appreciate A High Tea for Two – Pinkies up! With countless places open to serving top notch high tea – from the whimsical Dottie’s English Tea Room, to the elegant classic high at the Mt. Lavinia Hotel [...]
First acclimatisation climb to Lobuche peak
This time two weeks back I was in Periche, at 4,371m, two stops before the famous Everest Base Camp (EBC). After Periche we moved on to Gorak Shep and then to Lobuche village. Lobuche village is most famous for the Lobuche peak which stands at 6,119 m. It is a particularly tough climb, and is [...]
“How did you learn English Ma’am?”
This is one of the first questions I often get asked when I enter the classroom to teach Composition or World Literature to a largely white group of students. So, try and imagine “How did you learn English?” as a question heavy with the Southern drawl that drags out each and every word. First of [...]
How to be an ace at mobile photography
So you don’t have the cash to get a fancy DSLR camera or the latest flagship smartphone with the world’s best mobile camera. Don’t worry about it. You can still be an ace at mobile photography and take some amazing photos with your current smartphone. Getting up close and personal for mobile photography Sure, anyone [...]
Jess Glynne releases new song
Jess Glynne has released her first new song in three years on May 4. ‘I’ll Be There’ was also premiered by the singer on the Graham Norton Show the same day. Her last top 10 hit was ‘Take Me Home’ in 2015. Earlier this year Glynne was one of the featured artists on Rudimental’s chart [...]