In 2009 we returned to Sri Lanka for ten days chilling on the beach at Kalutara.

We stayed at the Royal Palms hotel.

This was our room

And this was the view from the room.

Hotel Lobby

Pool Bar

Hotel Bar

Freshly prepared lunches

Sumptuous Desserts

Kalutara Beach

Chipmunks in the gardens.

pleasantly chilled

And finally, given my circumstances (I’d just been laid off from lastminute.com), this made me smile.