Sri Lanka has a lot to offer tourists. A novel way to experience how it’s native’s live is its own blogsphere, Kottu. The best way to see and live life in Sri Lanka is headlined through some of the more popular blogs featured on Kottu. My favourite five I list below for a must browse, muse, see and read.
Indi - http://indi.ca/
Born in Vancouver this young man and his family are now back living in Sri Lanka. Part of Colombo’s elite young, indi’s blog gives you a snapshot of how the rich and famous live in Sri Lanka from dining in Colombo, holidays in the lesser known tourist spots which include wonderfully secluded beaches, Colombo people’s popular haunts and the wonderful nightlife. Time must be spent trawling through indi’s photo albums to get a superb snapshot of how the hoi polloi in Sri Lanka eat, drink and party.
Dom - http://dominicsansoni.blogspot.com/
He is a world-renowned photographer and uncrowned king of Colombo’s creative. Dom also owns the popular barefoot brand. Barefoot is Colombo’s creative Mecca and boasts of the complete ethnic shopping experience for fabrics and local handicrafts, a gallery and café.
David - http://blacklightarrow.wordpress.com/
Author, Creative Director at O & M Colombo and a fine example of aging playboy’s usually found at the Cannes Film Festival. David adds lots of colour to Colombo’s landscape, of Dutch Burgher and Tamil descent he is usually found sulking at Colombo’s less popular watering holes. He is part of a Blacker Boys creative consortium with a younger brother who is also a creative director at a local Colombo ad agency and blogs as the Kill Romeo Project. http://thekillromeoproject.wordpress.com/
Rhythmic Diaspora - http://londonlanka.blogspot.com/
The blogger known popularly as RD is the proud owner of the blog London, Lanka and drums. Somewhere in a bachelors pad overlooking the Thames River in London, RD’ s a recently divorced trendy drummer Dad and the typical metrosexual man bag carrying Londoner. His greatest and only weakness is his country of descent – Sri Lanka. Which he visits as much as possible or moons around when elsewhere. An interesting world traveller, RD stands testament to London’s multi ethnicity with his ex-ties to Poland, numerous trips to Sri Lanka and Singapore. His posts on SL encompass everything about this wonderful country that attracts tourists to it from all over the world. Especially the more adventurous souls who live in the west.
Natty - http://themissingsandwich.wordpress.com/
When mentioning Sri Lanka and blogging one must not forget Natty who unfortunately has more than a sandwich missing. Anther employee of Ogilvy in Colombo, Natty gives true meaning to spliffing, tripping and is a staunch supporter and loooyalist of the Rainbow movement in Sri Lanka. Rock metal chick Natty wears her heart on her sleeve with a pair to rival any other.
http://kottu.org/ - Please do come and see before you go to Sri Lanka.
And fall in love.
