Fishing Cat February: Night Safaris in Colombo’s Urban Wetlands

Colombo is not a city most people associate with wildlife. But once the sun sets and the traffic fades, an entirely different world wakes up in the marshes around Diyasaru Park. As part of Fishing Cat February, we joined two late-night safaris exploring these wetlands — trading a comfortable Saturday night for muddy boardwalks, torchlight, and the…

Unearthing the Forgotten Capital. Kotte Sri Lanka

There’s a quiet thrill in discovering history along streets I’ve driven past a hundred times. On this overcast Saturday morning, nine of us gather outside the Kotte Archaeological Museum, tucked along Kotte Road, ready to explore the remnants of a kingdom that ruled Sri Lanka long before Colombo rose to prominence – a city once known…