Together with our trekking guide, naturalist and yoga teacher Sanath, Jerry and one of our guests walked Stage One of the Pekoe Trail recently. The trail starts at the Ceylon Tea Museum on the road from Kandy to Jungle Tide […]
Sri Lanka’s first long-distance hiking trail was officially opened last month and it runs close to Jungle Tide! When complete, in three years’ time, the trail will be 300km long, winding its way through the spectacular mountain scenery of the […]
We have long supported the TEA Project which works to empower the children of families who work on the local tea estates and are some of the most deprived in Sri Lanka. This Christmas we were delighted to be asked […]
Let’s be upfront about this: we realise that a lot of people like to escape traditional Christmas and do something completely different, preferably somewhere warm. But if you’re one of those who want your bread buttered on both sides – […]
I was talking to a guest recently who works as a business advisor. When I told him that we pay 15% commission to Booking.com (and similar amounts to Trip Advisor, AirBnB, Agoda and all the rest) for bookings that come […]
While my attempts at growing vegetables continue to be abysmal failures, the fruit trees to which I give no attention whatever just carry on cropping in vast quantities, mocking my efforts. There must be a lesson in there somewhere, probably […]
