Max's Blog

Like most people, we come to Sri Lanka for the Nature. We come for the warm Indian Ocean water, and for its turtles, whales, dolphins and...

We’ve been eating at Max Wadiya for more than 15 years, often staying at our luxury villa for a month at a time. How many meals do you...

The weather can’t be nice everywhere, can it? The glorious summer months in northern Europe and America are the worst times to be in our...

It was a glorious evening. The moon was full, the air was clear. As dusk fell, we released into the Indian Ocean 74 tiny turtles that had...

It can be tough living on the beach. And wonderful at the same time. A walk on the beach is one of the joys of the Wadiya. The soft sand...

If I had to do it all over again, maybe I’d be a farmer. Don’t get me wrong. I had a wonderful career as a foreign correspondent. It took...

It was in the afternoon 11 years ago when the waves smashed into Max Wadiya. Ranjan, the manager, had gone to Galle Hospital for a...