Serendib - September 2012

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The almost perfect waves around Arugam Bay makes it the ideal surfers' paradise. Running parallel to the main beach is a copious right hand break at Arugam Bay Point.

A park bench to sit idly beneath the clouds soaked in the rays of the dying sun... a shaded paving to jog to the rhythm of your heartbeat as wheels whizz by in hypnotic series... green lawns and tracks to power walk amidst kids' play...

Vibrant coral reefs, mysterious marine fauna and deep shipwrecks await eager divers in Sri Lanka's East Coast.

The sugar cane harvesting season is in full swing at Sevanagala, about 170km east of Colombo, and flocks of cranes and other birds throng the fields as the mechanical and manual harvesting of the large swathes of sugar cane take place.

A large compound filled with trees, Buddhist shrines, statues and stupas, the Attanagalla Raja Maha Viharaya is a place filled with history and folklore.

Vibrant coral reefs, mysterious marine fauna and deep shipwrecks await eager divers in Sri Lanka's East Coast.

Sri Lanka is a biologically diverse hotspot and home to at least 80 varieties of vegetables. Many of them are exotic, hard to find elsewhere in the world.

Though the crabs may be the star attraction at Ministry of Crab, the restaurant’s co-owners Mahela Jayawardena and Kumar Sangakkara are no strangers to the spotlight.