What Does The CMB Daytime Airport Closure Mean For You? You might be aware that CMB Airport Daytime Closure will commence on 6th January 2017. The airport will be closed every day between 8.30am and 4.30pm. The airport will re-open again fully in April 2017. To find out more about Sri Lankan Airlines flights (both … Read more
Could the future of back packing in Sri Lanka change again? Yes – according to an article in the Sunday Times today. “The Transport and Aviation Minister has won ministerial approval to release railway lands for “backpacking tourist accommodation.” The details of how such land would be distributed are to be worked out. However, at … Read more
No More Malaria Threat in Sri Lanka! One of the first questions that every one of our guests asks us when they first land in Sri Lanka is “How worried do I need to be about Malaria?”. Often they look at us with suspicion as we say “absolutely no problem at all!” So, we were … Read more
So here’s yet another article suggesting that the law could change and foreigners could, once again buy Sri Lankan property and own it outright. The last time this was possible was 2012 when foreigners could buy ….BUT… they had to pay 100% of the land value as tax. So be it. So here we are … Read more
The Airport Authority of Sri Lanka (ASSL) has confirmed that the Colombo Bandaranaike International Airport will be closed for 8 hours from 0830hrs to 1630hrs effective 6th January to 6th April 2017. There will not be any arrivals or departures during this time. This means that all arrivals and departures will occur between 4.30pm and … Read more
Don’t get duped too! Sri Lanka is a developing country and in all developing countries the morality is slightly different to what you might be used to. Financial scams and con men are common so it’s good to be prepared and be smart. Here’s a report of a recent hotel scam that you might want … Read more
[mp_row] [mp_span col=”12″] [mp_row_inner bg_video_youtube_repeat=”true” bg_video_youtube_mute=”true” bg_video_repeat=”true” bg_video_mute=”true”] [mp_span_inner col=”6″] [/mp_span_inner] [mp_span_inner col=”6″] [mp_text] From December 2016 the only direct flight to Colombo Bandaranaike Airport from Europe will fly from London, Heathrow, in the UK. In April, flights ceased from Rome, Italy. The flight from Frankfurt, Germany will cease in October and Paris-Colombo will cease … Read more