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flotsam and jetsam

Ayubowan from Sri Lanka,     . . . a bit more from the mango island: It’s fitting that the country derives its name from a food item as food tends to dominate the landscape there. It’s a beautiful country with beautiful food.     Josef da Cruz lives in Negombo Beach on the west coast. He …Read More

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curious and curiouser

Ayubowan from rainy Sri Lanka,      That’s the big disadvantage with visiting a rainforest: the rain! We have travelled to Trincomalee on the north-east coast where the rainy season is lingering. Even the locals have had enough and can even be apologetic about it to us. It gives me a chance to compose another epistle.      Trincomalee …Read More

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leopards and elephants

Ayubowan from Sri Lanka, I’ve often wondered about the concept of travel. What is the benefit, for example, of travelling great distances in order to observe a zebra or to stand in the shadow of some ancient stone building? After all, as a tourist in such scenarios, you are not actually doing anything; merely looking. Why …Read More