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...came as a surprise to me,” said Mawilmada, a native Sri Lankan, “but a great surprise...
...sleeve, one that can trap the unwary. If the trough of a wave hits the shore before a crest, the first thing that anyone on shore notices is not water rushing onto the land but the opposite. That is what happened in Thailand and Sri Lanka. In the Sri Lankan town of Trincomalee, a hotel manager remembers the sea rushing out so the beach became magically full of gorgeous, colorful, stranded fish. "Men ran down to the shore with gunny-bags and stuffed them full of fish," he says. On Phuket, Tiina Seppanen, a Finn, 20, on vacation with...
...cause of the declaration was an investigation into Sri Lankan spin bowler Muttiah Muralitharan, one of the sport's all-time greats. Murali, as he is known, is celebrated for a particularly devilish delivery known as the doosra, which has a deceptive spin that most batsmen aren't aware of until it's too late. Critics have accused the 32-year-old of throwing rather than bowling, in which no more than a slight flexing of the elbow is permitted. In April, Murali was made to undergo tests in Perth, Australia, using the same biomechanical and video technology used...
...There can be few hotels that actively avoid 100% occupancy, but Helga's Folly, overlooking the Sri Lankan city of Kandy, is one of them. "I do not like it full," says owner Helga da Silva Blow Perera, "as it spoils the atmosphere." For this reason, the hotel, tel: (94-81) 2234571, takes pains to never rent out all 40 rooms at once...
...Style Esoteric treatments in a minimalist setting A Starflyer Is Born In-flight comfort with an internet connection in every seat Take a Hike Destinations to restore your sense of wonder There can be few hotels that actively avoid 100% occupancy, but Helga's Folly, overlooking the Sri Lankan city of Kandy, is one of them. "I do not like it full," says owner Helga da Silva Blow Perera, "as it spoils the atmosphere." For this reason, the hotel takes pains to never rent out all 40 rooms at once. Such whimsical attitudes are part of the place's charm...