New York In Autumn
Flying to New York always makes me happy. Flying into New York, this time on Emirates Business Class made me very very happy. The short flight to Dubai, the luxurious humongous Emirates Lounge at the Airport, and even what is considered a long-haul flight into the Big Apple, was for me this time, an absolute pleasure. Being a movie buff, the new award winning ICE system, available to all the passengers - with over 1000 channels of programming, which includes the latest of the latest movies on a wider screen, is the ultimate in in-flight entertainment.
Paradise Road,The Villa Bentota
Indisputable unique locations and properties, contemporary design and superior service seem to be the key elements that characterize Paradise Road’s hotel collection. The architecture of the extension to the main building by Fernando is so seamless, any returnee to the property will have to look twice; he has managed to only extend the harmony between the surroundings and nature which has previously been solely Bawa’s key attribute.
Primate Safaris
Increasingly the leisure industry in Sri Lanka is using primates as a media tool for gaining editorial coverage to Sri Lanka. One example of this is the 152 page book, 'Primates of Sri Lanka' which was published as a pdf by the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau. The production of the book was sponsored by Canon through Metropolitan their local agents in Sri Lanka. The book was written by Dr Anna Nekaris of the UK and photographed principally by Gehan de Silva Wijeyeratne. The book complements a new television series on Sri Lankan primates in Polonnaruwa. The 13, half hour episodes are being aired world-wide.
