Sri Lanka travel tips and articles

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Travel literature review: The Man Within My Head

03 December 2012

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Sri Lanka: nirvana for beach lovers

02 December 2012

Sri Lanka overwhelms the senses. The air is heavy with the scent of jasmine, the food richly spiced and the...

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Ask Lonely Planet: where can I find an unusual cookery course?

04 July 2012

Travel and food are the happiest combination there is, and Lonely Planet Magazine‘s experts know exactly where to find the...

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10 places to travel for a higher cause

28 June 2012

Seeking some deeper meaning on your travels? Make your own pilgrimage to some of the world’s great spiritual sites.1. Source...

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Where to escape the daily grind

27 March 2012

Perhaps all you want from your honeymoon is a brief escape from the modern world. Look no further than these...

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Two weeks in Sri Lanka

17 February 2011

For all of Sri Lanka‘s cultural treasures and natural riches, the resilience and kindness of its everyday people are its...

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World Cup Cricket: just a great excuse to tour India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh

27 January 2011

The ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 (starts 19 February) is coming and there’s never been a better time to visit India,...

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Sri Lanka for food lovers

17 January 2011

If you want to get to know Sri Lankan cuisine, you’re in for a treat. With influences from Arab traders,...

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The 10 best things to do in 2011

10 December 2010

Punctuate this year with meaningful experiences. Choose from options that girdle the globe – from cricket bats and birthday parties...

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Sri Lanka: travel books to read before you go

08 November 2010

This excerpt from Lonely Planet’s Sri Lanka guide provides a selection of travel literature to get you in the mood for...

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Sri Lanka’s architectural treasures

17 September 2010

Think of Sri Lanka and, aside from images of Tamil Tiger strife, it might be hard to picture anything except palm...

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Tangalla - Sri Lanka's answer to paradise

27 May 2010

Brian Spencer entered our ‘Subscribe and win!’ newsletter competition. And guess what? He won. Now he’s on his dream trip...

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Esala Perahera: Buddhist festival of the tooth

15 February 2010

Legend has it that when Buddha was cremated in the fifth century BC, one of his followers took a tooth...

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Flamingo-spotting made easy

13 January 2010

The flamingo, with its sunrise plumage and dancer’s moves, is the kind of bird that travellers cross the world to...

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