Roads lace their way around rice paddies, curry leaf plants and pandan groves sprout in backyards, 800 miles of shoreline teem with crabs and prawns, and coconuts are ubiquitous.

When her parents immigrated to Connecticut from Colombo, Sri Lanka, in 1973, ... While she grew up eating rice and curry, her husband and two children had more American tastes.

Insider tips on where to eat, sleep and shop in the Sri Lankan city of Colombo. By Eric Wilson T’s monthly travel series, Flocking To, highlights places you might already have on your wish list ...