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Amazing pictures of a 3,000-year-old form of Sri Lankan martial arts are featured on the New York City-based The Phoblographer website, which “explores the psychology of photographers as they do their work”
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Travel blogger Jones Around the World highlights Sri Lanka with some terrific pictures from fellow adventurers he met at the recent Cinnamon Travel Bloggers Conference & Awards in Colombo.
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As the world goes bananas over bananas, Sri Lanka celebrates its wonder superfruit with the catch-phrase first applied to an English beer: ‘It looks good, tastes good and, by golly, it does you good!’
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For the first of our Sri Lanka restaurant roundups, which we hope to make a regular feature in the coming months, we take a look at cuisines that are already firm favourites around the world— the often fiery Thai and, of course, Chinese.
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Full-time travel blogger, vlogger and a social media influencer Hofit Kim Cohen had what sound’s like the time of her life at Borderlands adventure camp in central Sri Lanka.
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Backpacking website Arpeda is highlighting five top hiking trails in Sri Lanka for “people who want an escape to the countryside or those who want to experience some of the beautiful nature trails in the world”.
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A special eco-tourism zone is to be created at Rumassala in the scenic wooded area fringing the natural harbor between Galle Fort and the popular beach resourt of Unawatuna.
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UK riptide deaths prompt Sri Lanka warning The recent drowning deaths of five young Sri Lankan men at a popular UK beach resort tragically illustrates the dangers of phenomena also common along Sri Lanka’s beaches—riptides. The Sunday Times carries a lengthy warning from Sri Lankan expert Dr Wijaya Godakumbura, who addressed the Second World Conference […]
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Young women, Cambridge University and journalism were always going to be an inflammatory combination. First was The Tab, a UK/US news platform—and now we have Babe, ‘for girls who dgaf’.
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High-end tourists and visitors to Sri Lanka are in for a high-flying treat thanks to helicopter operator Simplify’s decision to add the advanced 10-seater Bell 230 helicopter (pictured above) to its fleet.
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Veteran Aussie blogger Nicola, of Polkadot Passport fame, asks: “What do you get when you put together a dazzling mirage of pristine white-sanded beaches, the endless green rolling hills of tea plantations, and the wildlife diversity of an African Safari?”
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A ruined church being buried by sand on Sri Lanka’s northern Jaffna peninsula features on the Atlas Obscura website, “the definitive guide to the world's wondrous and curious places”.
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An amazing family rural retreat created by Sri Lankan architect Palinda Kannangara for a scholar of Buddhist philosophy is featured on the Arch Daily website.
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Sri Lanka is renowned as the Pearl of the Indian Ocean—so imagine the celebrations if this truly enormous record-breaking gem had been found in our waters! Sadly, it wasn’t. This 34kg giant was found by a fisherman off the coast of Palawan Island, Philippines. Ah, well!
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Sri Lanka’s ace foodie mag and website YAMU* has gone big on the upcoming Colombo Gourmet Week, “a chic blend of two delicious factors: top imported wines from some of the world's top terroirs, and intricately curated course meals and tapas”.
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Lots of good news as Miss Universe Sri Lanka is crowned, tourist numbers reach an all-time high, big successes scored for Oz tourism roadshows—and Chinese cuisine tops the menu island-wide!
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Madness, mayhem and absolute mentalism! Otherwise known as Tuk Tuk Safaris Sri Lanka, these supercharged three-wheeler ‘outings’ are a total blast, a total gas, and totally awesome!
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A visit to one of Sri Lanka Hill Country’s renowned spice gardens was a rich and rewarding experience for a tour group from Greece organized by Pledge Holidays.
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Most Sri Lankans have probably never heard of Alex Jones—or even the BBC’s The One Show, which she co-presents. But that might—just might—be about to change.
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Tourist arrivals top 1 million in July Sri Lanka’s tourist arrivals in July grew 19.1 percent from a year earlier to 209,351, with China, India and Western Europe leading, the economynext website reports. Chinese visitors were up 21.9 percent to 30,631, with India up 12.1 percent to 27,665. In the 7-months to July, Chinese tourist arrivals rose 36.6 percent to 163,473; India, the top generating […]
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This year LSR Colombo Marathon is all set to welcome stalwart distance runners from around the world for the latest running of this prestigious international fixture.
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A beautiful travel blog focusing on the world’s best scuba diving sites has featured ‘five things to do in Sri Lanka’, including ‘absolutely the best … gorgeous highland treks!’
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Bentota is one of Sri Lanka’s best-known spa resorts, mixing beach-party hedonism with the colonial heritage of nearby Galle Fort, romance, ayurvedic wellness massages and all the goodness of nature.
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Sri Lanka’s annual ‘Rumble in the Jungle’ trail-bike endurance race is given splash headlines on the Enduro Mountain Bike website. It recounts “four days riding through the sultry mugginess of the jungle, across mountainous tea plantations and the central plateau right through to the holy city of Kandy”.
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The Evening Standard newspaper in London—a must-read for all metropolitans—is singing Sri Lanka’s praises for “top 10 activities to try for an active adventure holiday”.
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