I rode the $1 coastal train in Sri Lanka from Bentota to Colombo. There was a 2-hour delay, and I didn't have a seat on board, but I'd do it again in a heartbeat.

Just like the boho beach town of Hiriketiya further along the coast, Ahangama has come to the fore in the last few years. It's emerged as an alternative to Sri Lanka's other, busier surf towns. It ...

Soul & Surf Sri Lanka offers a one-week surf and yoga retreat package from £945 per person per week, available Saturday-Saturday during main season (November to May), and from £750 in green ...

Sri Lanka’s southern coastline is dotted with popular resorts and beaches, but this once pristine landscape hasn’t been spared by the global plastic waste crisis, a study finds. The authors of ...

Morning Edition talked with him last year, just after the deadly tsunami struck Sri Lanka. Matthews has returned to the region repeatedly over the last year, and is currently in Galle, Sri Lanka.