Mitch is quite the fish. He’s surf manager here at Ceylon Sliders and at our sister surf & yoga retreat Sunshinestories, and his life has always revolved around the sea. As both pupil and coach, he’s always been aware of time spent in the water. So it’s only natural he’d be the creator of Solah … Read More
A few weeks back we had the pleasure of hosting Anis Khoury, a surfing, Lebanese New Yorker and film photographer that doubles as a main force in the hotel industry. This guy does it all. With only a few days in Sri Lanka, he was plenty busy squeezing in as much surf as possible before … Read More
Picturesque palm trees decorate a touch-worthy material I can only characterize as delicate, yet strong at the same time. New pieces from Samudra is now in our Ceylon Sliders shop, delivered by the founder Jennifer Binney herself. With a hop, skip, and a jump from Jaipur, India, Jennifer Binney and Operations Manager, Jenn Ellenburg, found … Read More
If you haven’t met the boys from Soda/Lime, you’re in for a real treat. From creative to techy, this dynamic duo has the balance on teamwork down to a T. If you haven’t seen the first video edit they did for Sunshinestories, check it out here. We were happy to have them here a second … Read More
Travel, and explore as much as you can. See the world, and the bigger picture. And don’t take yourself too seriously. Georgie, how did you come up with the idea of “Wanderlust Life Jewelry”? Wanderlust Life is a collection of understated and minimal jewelry inspired by the world, handmade in the UK. Inspired by Georgie … Read More
It’s 5:30 AM and we found ourselves mobbing with the early morning sun to a reef break at one of Petter’s favorite lefts in Sri Lanka. The water was a cool shade of emerald, glassing off into waves over a shallow reef. After a solid surf session, we had the pleasure of interviewing Markus Boman, the … Read More
Our absolute favorite surfboards to slide on here in Ceylon, and anywhere else in the world for that matter, is made by our good friends over at Bing surfboards in California, a legendary company founded back in 1959. Each end every board is hand shaped, painted and polished to perfection in their little factory on the hill in … Read More
It’s a rare rainy Wednesday afternoon, in Weligama, the type you may look for an extra layer, like a jumper? Yes, even in Sri Lanka we may need a bit of a cover up sometimes. On this particular evening, we host our first workshop with our dear friends Moonshadow in our cafe. The workshop sees … Read More
A local company we have always admired and looked up to is Moonshadow. Moonshadow if you didn’t know produces natural products people use every day, like soap, laundry powder, and lip balm. Their products are all hand made & biodegradeable which we stock some of their range in our shop. When, I had the pleasure … Read More
For years we’ve been admiring the work of Onde Nostre, the Italian film collective that is the creators behind classics like Deep islands, Girls, Girls, Girls, SEALONE and their Abay trip with Andrea Ponzanelli from six years ago that have inspired us so much. Onde Nostre came to the island to shoot Sealone with Seea while staying at Sunshinestories. … Read More