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Clashes between farmers and wild elephants in Sri Lank is prompting renewed efforts for peaceful co-existence

Clashes between wild elephants and farmers in Sri Lanka are increasing as rangers and villagers work to find ways to avoid conflicts that can lead to death and devastation. A Guardian UK photo-essay spotlights the struggle between feeding the people and elephants that need to feed themselves.

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CLASHES BETWEEN FARMERS AND WILD ELEPHANTS IN SRI LANK IS PROMPTING RENEWED EFFORTS FOR PEACEFUL CO-EXISTENCE Clashes between wild elephants and farmers in Sri Lanka are increasing as rangers and villagers work to find ways to avoid conflicts that can lead to death and devastation on both sides. A Guardian UK photo-essay spotlights the struggle to compromise between Sri Lanka’s need to feed its growing population and 2,500–4,000 elephants that need to feed themselves. Reports the Guardian: “Sri Lanka … has by far the highest density of elephants in the world. It is also the fifth for human density. Coexistence between humans and elephants is becoming rapidly more difficult every year.” #SriLanka #Elephants #GuardianUK
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Surf’s up at famed big-wave Sri Lanka hotspot Arugam Bay and a nearby newly-opened eco-lux resort

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SURF’S UP AT FAMED BIG-WAVE SRI LANKA HOTSPOT ARUGAM BAY AND A NEARBY NEWLY-OPENED ECO-LUX RESORT Condé Nast Traveller is singing the praises of Sri Lanka surf hotspots Pottuvil Point and Arugam Bay, while the nearby Jetwing Surf eco-lux resort also gets the thumbs up. Says the piece: “With pristine beaches and gushing waves, Sri Lanka’s Arugam Bay is every surfer’s dream escape. Better still, there’s good news for those planning a trip to this hamlet. “Just a few minutes away, Jetwing Hotels’ new eco-lux resort, Jetwing Surf, has opened doors in Pottuvil Point to help you make the most of your trip to the east coast.” #SriLanka #ArugamBay #PottuvilPoint #JetwingSurf
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Are hordes of safari jeeps threatening the leopards in Sri Lanka’s famed Yala National Park? Maybe not… | Pledge Holidays Travel Blog

ARE HORDES OF SAFARI JEEPS THREATENING THE LEOPARDS IN SRI LANKA’S FAMED YALA NATIONAL PARK? MAYBE NOT… Sri Lanka’s Yala National Park is renowned for having the highest leopard density in the world. It is hugely popular with tourists, particularly from China, our second-biggest marker after India. As a result, the South China Morning Post reports that “with large groups of jeeps fighting for the best views, and visitors littering and feeding animals, there are fears the big cats’ environment is under threat”. This is not news for environmentalists who have been sounding the alarm for some time. But the Post has added a new twist—that the growing hordes are in fact helping to protect the park’s wildlife. #SriLanka #YalaNationalPark #Leopards #SouthChinaMorningPost More below.
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Are hordes of safari jeeps threatening the leopards in Sri Lanka’s famed Yala National Park? Maybe not…

The South China Morning Post reports that with jeeps fighting for the best views of leopards in Sri Lanka's famed Yala National Park, "there are fears the big cats’ environment is under threat”. But the Post has added a new twist—that the growing hordes are in fact helping to protect the park’s wildlife.

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The infamous Lanka Challenge is once again bringing thrills, chills, spills and adventure to Sri Lanka! | Pledge Holidays Travel Blog

THE INFAMOUS LANKA CHALLENGE IS ONCE AGAIN BRINGING THRILLS, CHILLS, SPILLS AND ADVENTURE TO SRI LANKA! Imagine being able to tell your mates that you travelled 1,000km around Sri Lanka in a tuk-tuk that you drove. That is the Lanka Challenge: the ultimate road trip for those who like their travel fully-charged and no-holds-barred. Each day you’ll wake up, be told where you need to be by sundown, and get handed a list of challenges to complete along the way—the completion of which will see your team accrue points. Our upcoming Northern Route, April 20–29, will take you all the way up to the history-rich Jaffna and back down to beautiful beachside Trincomalee, and sometimes even further down the East Coast of Sri Lanka. #SriLanka #LankaChallenge #LargeMinority More below.
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The infamous Lanka Challenge is once again bringing thrills, chills, spills and adventure to Sri Lanka!

Imagine being able to tell your mates that you travelled 1,000km around Sri Lanka in a tuk-tuk that you drove. That is the Lanka Challenge: the ultimate road trip for those who like their travel fully-charged and no-holds-barred.

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What’s in vogue in Sri Lanka—best stays and waves spotlight in top fashionista lifestyle magazine | Pledge Holidays Travel Blog

WHAT’S IN VOGUE IN SRI LANKA—BEST STAYS AND WAVES SPOTLIGHT IN TOP FASHIONISTA LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE Vogue magazine is spotlighting the south coast of Sri Lanka this month in a piece covering some the best places to stay and catch a wave on our peerless surfing beaches. Writer Matilde Wergeland is particularly enamoured of a dual venture by Swedish couple Petter and Linn, who changed their lives by quitting their jobs and moving to our paradise island. After creating the Sunshinestories surf and yoga camp in the jungle near Ahangama, they opened a boutique hotel, Ceylon Sliders, in the nearby village of Weligama, which was an instant hit. #SriLanka #Vogue #SunshineStories #CeylonSliders
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What’s in vogue in Sri Lanka—best stays and waves spotlight in top fashionista lifestyle magazine

Vogue magazine spotlights the south coast of Sri Lanka this month in a piece covering some the best places to stay and catch a wave on our peerless surfing beaches. Matilde Wergeland is particularly enamoured of a dual venture by a couple who changed their lives by quitting their jobs and moving to our paradise island.

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Teardrop boutique hotels Sri Lanka ‘are bringing a cool modern vibe to traditional tea plantations’ | Pledge Holidays Travel Blog

TEARDROP BOUTIQUE HOTELS SRI LANKA ‘ARE BRINGING A COOL MODERN VIBE TO TRADITIONAL TEA PLANTATIONS’ Teardrop Hotels in Sri Lanka are featured in a Condé Nast Traveller, which notes that “amongst the hills and shores of buzzing Sri Lanka, these smart new boltholes are bringing a cool modern vibe to traditional tea plantations”. It cites “barefoot-hip interiors, the most incredible palm-littered views and truly excellent foodie experiences” of two in particular, the classic colonial Wallawwa, near Colombo, and Fort Bazaar near Galle cricket ground. Of the latter, writes E Jane Dickson, “it was a one-day match that first brought Teardrop MD Henry Fitch out from England. Sensitive to societal shifts and an evolving market, his hotel business has found a smart-but-accessible groove. And the service is still absolutely on point.” #SriLanka #TeardopHotels #CondeNast
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British curry a hot favourite at spicy Hilton Colombo food festival

Curry has been the de facto British national dish for decades, and is incredibly popular with everyone the length and breadth of the country. The UK magazine Curry Life has been travelling the world with their Britain Curry Festival—and this week it’s in Sri Lanka, showcasing the best of British at the 5-star Hilton in Colombo.

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BRITISH CURRY A HOT FAVOURITE AT SPICY HILTON COLOMBO FOOD FESTIVAL LED BY MICHELIN-STARRED CHEF RUPERT ROWLEY Curry has been the de facto British national dish for decades, and is incredibly popular with everyone the length and breadth of the country. From mild and creamy korma to über-spicey vindaloo, for millions they are the perfect sit-down finale after a night out with friends. For years, the UK magazine Curry Life has been travelling the world with their Britain Curry Festival—and this week it’s in Sri Lanka, showcasing the best of British at the 5-star Hilton in Colombo. #SriLanka #Curry #HiltonColombo #CurryLife More below.
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‘Bring your bums to Sri Lanka’ Instagram campaign was arse backwards says the Guardian UK | Pledge Holidays Travel Blog

‘BRING YOUR BUMS TO SRI LANKA’ INSTAGRAM CAMPAIGN HAD IT ARSE BACKWARDS SAYS THE GUARDIAN UK Sri Lanka’s ‘bums on beaches’ Instagram campaign last year urging lithesome young foreign woman to ‘Bring Your Bums To Sri Lanka’ had a decidedly mixed reaction. As we reported at the time, the Indian Express Inuth website was not impressed: “No one would disagree to how beautiful a country Sri Lanka is, but this bum-fueled video has left us with so many questions.” Now the Guardian UK has chimed in with a piece by top columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett after visiting Sri Lanka bemoaning how “Instagrammers are sucking the life and soul out of travel”. #SriLanka #GuardianUK #Instagram
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‘Bring your bums to Sri Lanka’ Instagram campaign was arse backwards says the Guardian UK

Sri Lanka’s ‘bums on beaches’ Instagram campaign last year urging lithesome young foreign woman to ‘Bring Your Bums To Sri Lanka’ had a decidedly mixed reaction. Now the Guardian UK says “Instagrammers are sucking the life and soul out of travel”.

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Outstanding villa overlooking Kandy Lake in Sri Lanka creates boutique hotel hailed by Arch Daily

Arch Daily, billed as the world’s most visited architectural website, is spotlighting an outstanding villa/boutique hotel overlooking the historic Kandy Lake in Sri Lanka.

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OUTSTANDING VILLA OVERLOOKING KANDY LAKE IN SRI LANKA TRANSFORMED INTO BOUTIQUE HOTEL HAILED BY ARCH DAILY Arch Daily, billed as the world’s most visited architectural website, is spotlighting an outstanding villa/boutique hotel overlooking the historic Kandy Lake in Sri Lanka. It notes: “The foremost experience of the site is the beautiful view across Kandy Lake towards the Maligawa (the temple of the tooth relic of Lord Buddha) and the undulating landscape of greenery and Hills beyond.” The unobstructed, stunning view and the way the design brings natural light and ventilation through the central core of the building are its main features. #SriLanka #Kandy #ArchDaily More below.
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Stars aligned for Galle Literary Festival in Sri Lanka, a highlight of SE Asia’s cultural firmament | Pledge Holidays Travel Blog

STARS ALIGNED FOR GALLE LITERARY FESTIVAL IN SRI LANKA, A HIGHLIGHT OF SE ASIA’S CULTURAL FIRMAMENT The Fairway Galle Literary Festival in Sri Lanka is one of the most anticipated literary events in south east Asia for both authors and literary enthusiasts around the world. Celebrated every year in and around the historic Galle Fort, a UNESCO World Heritage Site south of the island, it takes place this year from January 4–28. Visitors enjoy the works of Sri Lankan and international authors, take part in literary discussions and enjoy socialising and intellectual stimulation in a beautiful and unique setting. #SriLanka #FGLF More below.
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A stunning secret beach soothes the hangovers after Sri Lanka New Year’s Eve party in Mirissa! | Pledge Holidays Travel Blog

A STUNNING SECRET BEACH SOOTHES THE HANGOVERS AFTER SRI LANKA NEW YEAR’S EVE PARTY IN MIRISSA! The secret beach was exactly what travel writers Ben and Lauren needed to recover from the alcohol-fuelled New Year’s Eve Sri Lanka Party in Mirissa—“easily the best NYE party of our lives!” Says Lauren: “We had spent the previous night on the main beach in a massive New Year’s Eve celebration—one we just happened to stumble upon, but that had been an exciting blur of music, bonfires, fireworks, sparklers, fire dancers, and floating lanterns. “After the essential purchase of a 30 cent fresh coconut and a humid and sweaty (read: HUNG-OVER) hike, we peeked out beneath the palm trees and saw it—empty, stunning, and just what we were looking for.” #SriLanka #SecretBeach #Mirissa
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A stunning secret beach soothes the hangovers after Sri Lanka New Year’s Eve party in Mirissa!

The secret beach was exactly what travel writers Ben and Lauren needed to recover from the alcohol-fuelled New Year’s Eve Sri Lanka Party in Mirissa—“easily the best NYE party of our lives!”

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The planned Dedduwa tourism project in Sri Lanka ‘will emulate Mexico’s luxurious Mayakoba resort’ | Pledge Holidays Travel Blog

THE PLANNED DEDDUWA TOURISM PROJECT IN SRI LANKA ‘WILL EMULATE MEXICO’S LUXURIOUS MAYAKOBA RESORT’ The idyllic Dedduwa wetlands in southern Sri Lanka are famed for the Lunuganga Estate created by legendary architect Geoffrey Bawa, celebrated as the father of tropical modernism. His legacy is poised influence an ambitious plan to emulate the hugely successful Mayakoba tourism resort in Mexico, which combines interconnected islands with 5-star hotels and luxury beach amenities. As Roar LIFE reports, “located to the east of Bentota, it comprises water bodies, marshy lands and paddy fields. Weaving through the wetlands is the Dedduwa Lake, rich in biodiversity”. #SriLanka #Dedduwa #Mayakoba #GeoffreyBawa #Lunuganga More below.
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The amazing benefits of yoga and mackerel—which is amazingly good news for Sri Lanka!

Oily fish is good for the brain, and yoga is good for mind and body. Put the two together you have—Sri Lanka, where healthy eating and natural healing have been the cornerstones of life for millennia.

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THE AMAZING BENEFITS OF YOGA AND MACKEREL—WHICH IS AMAZINGLY GOOD NEW FOR SRI LANKA! Oily fish is good for the brain, and yoga is good for mind and body. Put the two together and you have—Sri Lanka, where healthy eating and natural healing have been the cornerstones of life for millennia. A particular yoga retreat in Sri Lanka has been hailed by the UK’s Guardian newspaper as among the best in the world, where “the scenery and ancient sites on the doorstep are as blissful as the classes”. The retreat, Ulpotha, is only open half the year. For the other six months it reverts to being a traditional village in order to recharge its own batteries and re-centre its own soul. #SriLanka #Yoga #Ulpotha More below.
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An inspiring train journey, a memorable walk, and tea—the Hill Country, heart and soul of Sri Lanka | Pledge Holidays Travel Blog

AN INSPIRING TRAIN JOURNEY, A MEMORABLE WALK, AND TEA—THE HILL COUNTRY, HEART AND SOUL OF SRI LANKA Sri Lanka’s über-scenic Hill Country is renowned around the world—a wonderland of history, mystery and romance that entrances the spirit and nourishes the soul. No surprise, then, that travel website AWOL—“all about inspiring young Australians to travel the world”—has more than a few very nice things to say about it. Such as “Sri Lanka’s hill country is a romantic meeting of undulating hills, dramatic vistas and never-ending tea plantations peeking out from under a blanket of mist.” #SriLanka #HillCountry #AWOL More below.
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An inspiring train journey, a memorable walk, and tea—the Hill Country, heart and soul of Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka’s über-scenic Hill Country is renowned around the world—a wonderland of history, mystery and romance that entrances the spirit and nourishes the soul. No surprise, then, that travel website AWOL—“all about inspiring young Australians to travel the world”—has more than a few very nice things to say about it.

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Sri Lanka tops the list of world’s hidden-gem locations for perfect romantic honeymoons | Pledge Holidays Travel Blog

SRI LANKA TOPS THE LIST OF WORLD’S HIDDEN-GEM LOCATIONS FOR PERFECT ROMANTIC HONEYMOONS Glamour and luxury-lifestyle website Coveteur is spotlighting Sri Lanka as one of the top places for a perfect romantic honeymoon. A piece by staff writer Gabby Lester-Coll asks: “Where do you start? How do you choose a location, or a hotel? Plan an itinerary, and make it as dreamy and ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ as humanly possible?” To find out, she chatted with “the man who knows exactly how to make that happen: Tom Marchant, co-founder of Black Tomato, the luxury travel company that specialises in planning the honeymoon you didn’t even realise you had been dreaming of your entire life”. #SriLanka #Honeymoons #Coveteur More below.
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Sri Lanka tops the list of world’s hidden-gem locations for perfect romantic honeymoons

Glamour and luxury-lifestyle website Coveteur is spotlighting Sri Lanka as one of the top places for a perfect romantic honeymoon. Gabby Lester-Coll asks: “Where do you start? How do you choose a location, or a hotel? Plan an itinerary, and make it as dreamy and ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ as humanly possible?”

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Spotless in Sri Lanka! Top Indian journalist takes a (very) clean break in paradise!

The expression ‘clean break’ took on a whole new meaning for India’s The Hindu writer Gayatri Rangachari Shah when she recently enjoyed a short holiday in Sri Lanka.

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SPOTLESS IN SRI LANKA! TOP INDIAN JOURNALIST TAKES A (VERY) CLEAN BREAK IN PARADISE! The expression ‘clean break’ took on a whole new meaning for India’s The Hindu writer Gayatri Rangachari Shah when she recently enjoyed a short holiday in Sri Lanka. She says: “Ever since my first visit five years ago, I was amazed at the hygiene levels. Public bathrooms? Not a problem. Garbage? Not littering the streets. “As I wandered through the coastal towns of Ambalangoda, Meetiyagoda, Hikkaduwa, Unawatuna, Talpe and Mirissa, I was impressed that even the smallest places were spotless.” #SriLanka #TheHindu #GalleFort
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A fab family adventure in Sri Lanka, where Unawatuna ‘is a great option when visiting with kids’ | Pledge Holidays Travel Blog

A FAB FAMILY ADVENTURE IN SRI LANKA, WHERE UNAWATUNA ‘IS A GREAT OPTION WHEN VISITING WITH KIDS’ Adventure and young children don’t always go together—except in Sri Lanka, they do. It can be a challenge, but that’s what lifetime memories are made of. Adventure Travel Family “are a three-generation UK family (Hannah and Patrick, our three children aged 6, 5 and 2, and my mum Jayne) on a full-time travelling adventure”. Writes Hannah: “Over the last year we gave away or sold all of our stuff and headed off to explore the world. Our kids are autonomously educated and we work online as we go.” #SriLanka #AdventureTravelFamily #Unawatuna #JungleBeach
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A FAB FAMILY ADVENTURE IN SRI LANKA, WHERE UNAWATUNA ‘IS A GREAT OPTION WHEN VISITING WITH KIDS’ Adventure and young children don’t always go together—except in Sri Lanka, where they do. It can be a challenge, but that’s what lifetime memories are made of. Adventure Travel Family “are a three-generation UK family (Hannah and Patrick, our three children aged 6, 5 and 2, and my mum Jayne) on a full-time travelling adventure”. Writes Hannah: “Over the last year we gave away or sold all of our stuff and headed off to explore the world. Our kids are autonomously educated and we work online as we go.” #SriLanka #AdventureFamilyTravel #Unawatuna #JungleBeach
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A FAB FAMILY ADVENTURE IN SRI LANKA, WHERE UNAWATUNA ‘IS A GREAT OPTION WHEN VISITING WITH KIDS’ Adventure and young children don’t always go together—except in Sri Lanka, where they do. It can be a challenge, but that’s what lifetime memories are made of. Adventure Travel Family “are a three-generation UK family (Hannah and Patrick, our three children aged 6, 5 and 2, and my mum Jayne) on a full-time travelling adventure”. Writes Hannah: “Over the last year we gave away or sold all of our stuff and headed off to explore the world. Our kids are autonomously educated and we work online as we go.” #SriLanka #AdventureFamilyTravel #Unawatuna #JungleBeach
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A fab family adventure in Sri Lanka, where Unawatuna ‘is a great option when visiting with kids’

Adventure and young children don’t always go together—except in Sri Lanka, they do. It can be a challenge, but that’s what lifetime memories are made of.

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Authentic immersive experiences in Sri Lanka ‘key to engaging with tourists in 2018’

Global 260-year-old travel heavyweight Cox and Kings says that for world tourism, “immersive experiences will take precedence over destinations” in 2018.

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AUTHENTIC IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCES IN SRI LANKA ‘KEY TO ENGAGING WITH TOURISTS IN 2018’ Global 260-year-old travel heavyweight Cox and Kings says that for world tourism, “immersive experiences will take precedence over destinations” in 2018. Travel Daily notes C&K as saying that “travellers will seek experiences that are defined by their personality, interests and style, most of which have been evolving over the years”. Which puts Sri Lanka firmly front and centre in the ‘place race’ as our hotels and resorts, from beach to Hill Country, set their sights on ticking all the right boxes. #SriLanka #Tourism #Experience
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Tangerine trees and marmalade skies? Technicolour Sri Lanka charms in a romantic Celtic scribe

It was enough to bring out the poet in Irish travel writer John Masterson when he arrived in Sri Lanka, “a technicolour country that brings into sharp focus the pluses and minuses of progress”.

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TANGERINE TREES AND MARMALADE SKIES? TECHNICOLOUR SRI LANKA CHARMS IN A ROMANTIC IRISH SCRIBE It was enough to bring out the poet in Irish travel writer John Masterson when he arrived in Sri Lanka, “a technicolour country that brings into sharp focus the pluses and minuses of progress”. In “a land that is still different in a world becoming more uniform”, he found what he was looking for, where love and laughter abound and “a week doesn’t even scratch the surface”. Waxing lyrical in the Irish Independent, he writes that “in 1805, the British Governor, nicknamed King Tom, fell in love with Lavinia, a local dancer whom he could not marry. He built a tunnel from his house, now the Mount Lavinia Hotel, where they met in secret”. More below. #SriLanka #IrishIndependent
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Readers asked to name two delightful Sri Lankan leopard cubs born late last year in the UK

There’s just two days remaining for members of the public to name a pair of Sri Lankan leopard cubs born in the UK late last year at a popular Norfolk zoo.

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READERS ASKED TO NAME TWO DELIGHTFUL SRI LANKAN LEOPARD CUBS BORN LATE LAST YEAR IN THE UK There’s just two days remaining for members of the public to name a pair of Sri Lankan leopard cubs born in the UK late last year at a popular Norfolk zoo. Banham Zoo is celebrating the birth of the twins by asking readers to name them by emailing marketing@zsea.org—you can enter as many times as you like, but the offer ends on January 5. The story is told in the Eastern Daily Press, which reveals that Sariska, their mother, gave birth to the pair in September—the first Sri Lankan leopards to be born at the zoo in 10 years. #SriLanka #EDP #Leopards #BanhamZoo
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Sri Lanka’s growing status as a top international film location ‘helping to promote tourism’ | Pledge Holidays Travel Blog

SRI LANKA’S GROWING STATUS AS A TOP INTERNATIONAL FILM LOCATION ‘HELPING TO PROMOTE TOURISM’ David Lean’s epic Bridge On The River Kwai helped put Sri Lanka firmly on the map, not only as a superb film location but also as a must-visit tropical tourism destination. That was 60 years ago, and film-making and global tourism have now moved onwards and upwards, with Sri Lanka increasingly in the vanguard of both. The DailyFT reports that Sri Lanka Tourism played a prominent role at the recent Focus Film Location Show in London, with an emphasis on promoting Sri Lanka as an ideal film location for the British cinema industry. #SriLanka #Films #DailyFT #FocusFilmLocationShow
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Sri Lanka’s growing status as a top international film location ‘helping to promote tourism’

Bridge poster David Lean’s epic Bridge On The River Kwai helped put Sri Lanka firmly on the map, not only as a superb film location but also as a must-visit tropical tourism destination.

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Spectacular Sri Lanka eco-tourism luxury camping spotlighted by ‘world’s top architectural website’ | Pledge Holidays Travel Blog

SPECTACULAR SRI LANKA ECO-TOURISM LUXURY CAMPING SPOTLIGHTED BY ‘WORLD’S TOP ARCHITECTURAL WEBSITE’ An outstanding example of Sri Lanka’s focus on sustainable eco-tourism is featured on Arch Daily, billed as the world’s most visited architecture website. Wild Coast Tented Lodge, a 36-tent safari camp and the first of its kind in Sri Lanka, is located on the fringe of Yala National Park in the south of Sri Lanka. The website notes that the spectacular five-star project allows visitors to fully experience Sri Lanka’s amazing biodiversity with minimal intrusion on the landscape. #SriLanka #WildCoastTentedLodge #YalaNationalPark
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Spectacular Sri Lanka eco-tourism luxury camping spotlighted by ‘world’s top architectural website’

An outstanding example of Sri Lanka’s focus on sustainable eco-tourism is featured on Arch Daily, billed as the world's most visited architecture website.

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SPECTACULAR SRI LANKA ECO-TOURISM LUXURY CAMPING SPOTLIGHTED BY ‘WORLD’S TOP ARCHITECTURAL WEBSITE’ An outstanding example of Sri Lanka’s focus on sustainable eco-tourism is featured on Arch Daily, billed as the world’s most visited architecture website. Wild Coast Tented Lodge, a 36-tent safari camp and the first of its kind in Sri Lanka, is located on the fringe of Yala National Park in the south of Sri Lanka. The website notes that the spectacular five-star project allows visitors to fully experience Sri Lanka’s amazing biodiversity with minimal intrusion on the landscape. #SriLanka #WildCoastTentedLodge #YalaNationalPark
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Brains, brawn, bravado and fearless sense of adventure sought for this year’s Conquer Colombo scavenger hunt! | Pledge Holidays Travel Blog

BRAINS, BRAWN, BRAVADO AND FEARLESS SENSE OF ADVENTURE SOUGHT FOR THE CONQUER COLOMBO SCAVENGER HUNT! A fearless sense of adventure, intrepid determination, brains, brawn and bravado will once again stalk the streets of Sri Lanka’s capital city for the Conquer Colombo scavenger hunt. It pits wits and guile against fiendish clues and 20 challenges, which in past years included singing on a public bus and riding a rodeo bull for more than a minute. Says organizer Naweed Niyas: “Conquer Colombo has evolved into the most popular scavenger hunt in South Asia”, and this year “is an experience like never before!” #SriLanka #Colombo #ConquerColombo
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Brains, brawn, bravado and fearless sense of adventure sought for this year’s Conquer Colombo scavenger hunt!

A fearless sense of adventure, intrepid determination, brains, brawn and bravado will once again stalk the streets of Sri Lanka’s capital city for the Conquer Colombo scavenger hunt.

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Condé Nast Traveller spotlights Sri Lanka as a ‘best winter destination’—and much more! | Pledge Holidays Travel Blog

CONDÉ NAST TRAVELLER SPOTLIGHTS SRI LANKA AS A ‘BEST WINTER DESTINATION’—AND MUCH MORE! Condé Nast Traveller is again spotlighting Sri Lanka for UK and world holidaymakers, not only as a ‘best winter destination’ but also in its month-by-month ‘when to go when’ guide. As a winter warmer, it says, “there’s a real buzz about Sri Lanka right now, with those in the know making a beeline for coastal spots south of Colombo. “Bright-green rice paddies and verdant tea plantations make way for gorgeous, golden beaches to the west of Galle. Surfers prize the hippy-chic hangouts and rolling waves that hit the sandy coves to the east.” #SriLanka #CondeNastTraveller
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Condé Nast Traveller spotlights Sri Lanka as a ‘best winter destination’—and much more!

Condé Nast Traveller is again spotlighting Sri Lanka for UK and world holidaymakers, not only as a ‘best winter destination’ but also in its month-by-month ‘when to go when’ guide.

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