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...nasty surprise is that the house is occupied; he thought the house was still being held in escrow, which would keep it empty longer. The Altmans' nasty surprise is that the loot is hidden in the eponymous Panic Room, the house's steel-encased, supposedly impenetrable retreat of last resort...
...spas starts at around $35 for a day's rejuvenation to $300-$400 a week for intensive treatments. Choosing a spa depends on whether you're looking for Ayurvedic immersion or a sideline to your beach or hill-country holiday. A wide range of hotels at most major beach resorts and in the cool hills of Kandy also feature treatment centers?but it's wise to do your research. I chose a combined resort and got a tranquil wooden treatment center with natural rock fountains; but the attached hotel was a glitzy package-tour palace that jarred my newfound bliss...
...military checkpoints are the first sign that Trincomalee isn't your average beach resort. The navy gunboats sweeping the harbor are another. So why are hotels in this northeastern Sri Lankan town booked nearly solid these days? Blame it on the cease-fire. For years, Trincomalee's proximity to the front lines of the war against separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam and its strategic value as a major deepwater harbor made it a city on edge. The war also kept visitors from some of the island's finest beaches on the little-visited eastern coast. Just six months...
...December, small groups of expatriate aid workers and Sri Lankans have been flocking to "Trinco" to see what they have been missing all these years. Most head to the Nilaveli Beach Hotel, tel: (94-2) 622-071, about 15 km north of town. Originally set up as a luxury resort, the place has lost some of its gloss. Still, the beach stretches for at least a mile and rooms go for as little as $15 a night. Once there, you can take in a boat trip to nearby Pigeon Island for snorkeling. Or head into town to see the 17th...
...Healing, Inside and Out (barberyn.com) SATURATE YOUR SOUL For total Ayurvedic immersion, the Barberyn Reef Ayurvedic Resort in Beruwela offers everything you need to take the cure, from consultations, yoga classes to meditation...