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Tri was delighted to host the trailblazing British TV presenter, journalist and activist Selina Scott during her visit to Sri Lanka. Here Selina reflects on a few of the more lasting impressions of her trip.
The kindness and honesty of its people. And also its incredible natural abundance. Everywhere. Tropical fruit and exotic inquisitive creatures. I didn’t know there was such a thing as a ‘King ‘ Coconut. Or that Cinnamon could be so strikingly emerald. To have an astonishing eight UNESCO world heritage sites, protecting precious leopards and wild elephant says everything about the islanders who have nurtured them. Over hundreds and hundreds of years.
The allure of Tri begins the moment you leave the bustling road to Galle and wind through aromatic cinnamon plantations before the land rises and suddenly you are assailed with this incredible view across a vast lake. With the Ocean beyond. All fifteen luxury rooms, built from native sustainable jackwood, command the view. I could hardly tear myself away from it. Juvenile swifts learning to fly, fishermen on their boats at dusk and in the lusciousness of a tropical night candlelit dinners on the lake’s edge.
Pampered. Luxury today is all about peace, the simple things in life and a connection to nature. This is Tri.
Fresh tropical fruit …pineapple, papaya, mango and of course coconut. The chef at Tri tempted me with lime juice squeezed over a papaya. It was sensational.
And then of course Cinnamon which grows in such profusion in the South of Sri Lanka I had it sprinkled on everything including porridge and ice cream.
Immersing myself in Tri’s amazing pool which seems to reach the distant horizon. I love to swim. Tri’s pool is definitely one of my most memorable. Every day I had it all to myself …. And in the evening bats kept me company, whizzing above the water as they hunted their prey.
Visiting Colonial Galle, an enjoyable tuk tuk ride from Tri, which has withstood everything the Indian Ocean has thrown at it. Including the devasting Tsunami. The chapels and churches, the delicious architecture, and in the centre of Galle, an old fashioned school with high wooden desks and small girls and boys dressed immaculately in crisp white shirts and pinafores. No ‘creeping like snail unwillingly’ with these children. All smiles and excitement. I spent ages marvelling at the 17th century hand made red bricks which still hold firm in the soaring arch ..the main entry…. to the citadel. All shipped from Europe, to this far away isle so many years ago.
Playing volley ball with a group of young Sri Lankans who’d invited me to join them on the beach. Memorable because of the enormous waves crashing against the shore. All the drama of the Indian ocean, stirred into restlessness by an August monsoon. And my side won!
Plan to stay longer. To fully appreciate the island, to feel unhurried and happy, you need to make Tri your base. From Tri you can easily embark on day excursions and return to a much needed tranquility. Everyone I met at Tri felt the
same. They wished they could have stayed on and on. A honeymoon couple who arrived when I was there, declared Tri ‘paradise’ after experiencing a particularly frenetic trip around the north of the island. Tri is a hideaway, a world away from the bustle of Sri Lankan life, yet so very accessible.
Cinnamon is all around at Tri, from the sweet scent that lingers from the wood that adorns our villas ..
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Sri Lankan wildlife is legendary, from the elusive leopards of Yala National Park and the gargantuan blue whales.
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Sitting a stone’s throw from the equator, within the warm and fertile waters of the Indian Ocean ...
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