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...wasn't long ago that most South Asia tourists gave Sri Lanka a wide berth. As recently as 2001, Tamil Tiger separatists hit the international airport, destroying three Airbuses and killing seven soldiers. But for more than a year now, the land that Marco Polo called "the finest island of its size in all the world" has been at peace, and optimism seems well placed despite the government's sinking of a rebel boat last week. Tourist arrivals at the island, where English is widely spoken, reached 393,000 last year, approaching levels not seen since the civil war broke...
...tiny bathroom is Conjunctivitis, a maniacal disco ball formed from discarded spectacles, each pair of which Swaffield first tried on to check the refractive qualities. ("I got conjunctivitis making it," he says.) Another work, called Solewave?a collage of 350 ocean-bleached flip-flops plucked from various Sri Lankan beaches?recalls the swirling intensity of a Van Gogh...
With so much on the line with each match of the six week tournament, many Harvard students hailing from the former British colonies, ranging from Sri Lanka to South Africa, have tallied sleepless night after sleepless night of late as they follow the progress of their national teams. Because of the seven hour time difference with South Africa, which is playing host to the tournament, many matches do not begin until the early morning hours in Boston—FM had the pleasure of attending a match with a starting time of 3 a.m. And, because Cricket is bizarre...
...TRAVEL Sri Lanka: The New Boomtown Books: The Expatriate Life...
...TRAVEL Sri Lanka: The New Boomtown Books: The Expatriate Life...