I’d studied Japan’s tea ceremony rituals, like the chanoyu, and so in Sri Lanka, I set out to explore ... bather whose childhood nickname was Tree (I was tall, with the surname Wood), I ...

“Some tea estates in Sri Lanka are still being run like colonial ... a serpent eagle perches on a nearby eucalyptus tree. “Many Sri Lankans take these landscapes for granted,” says ...

Trek Through Tree Plantations in Nuwara Eliya Nuwara ... Explore the well-maintained tea plantations, where you can learn about Sri Lanka’s rich tea-making traditions and witness tea pluckers ...

In the early 19th century, the British introduced tea to the island’s rainy highlands, leading Sri Lanka to become the world’s third-largest exporter of tea. Many locals begin their days with ...

It’s time to return to Sri Lanka. Since a tea plant was first smuggled from ... to see one of these spotted creatures climbing over tree branches or chasing prey across the wilderness.

“We demand that Malaiyaha Tamil people be accepted as free and equal Sri Lankan citizens,” said Shalini Manori, a 54-year-old tea estate worker, who participated in the June 1 demonstration in Hatton ...

Abundant with dreamy flora and fauna, covered in coconut trees and tea bushes ... jackfruit tree. It provides the perfect Colombo bolthole for exploring the buzzy city. While Sri Lanka’s ...

People carry bags of freshly plucked tea leaves at a plantation in Bogawantalawa, Sri Lanka, on May 20, 2025. Sri Lanka earned 1.43 billion U.S. dollars from tea exports in 2024, with an increase ...