Sri Lanka has elected a Marxist president. He is described as a neo Marxist, which is wha...
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Tag Archives: Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka – in the news for the wrong reason
First Published in May 2022.I’ve just returned from an unsettling trip to Sri Lanka...
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It’s really not that bad
The youth was about 14 or 15. My age. He was running for his life. Naked, except for the t...
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Travel in the Age of Coronavirus
It was only a few weeks ago, but it seemed like we were living in a different age. My lo...
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A Night in Colombo
It’s my first visit to Colombo since the terrible Easter Sunday bombings. The nation h...
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Around the Pearl – cycling a lap of Sri Lanka
The peleton left the hotel at 5am from Arugam Bay in Sri Lanka. It was still dark. At ...
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Where to Martini in Colombo
Updated June 2017Anytime someone visits Sri Lanka I get asked for a list of bars to vi...
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The Big Match – cricket, topless Russians and mosquitoes
The boys storm the girl's school in broad daylight. The more athletic jump over a boundary...
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Beauty Queens and Crabs
A sarong clad decrepit of indeterminate age greeted us at the Sea View Inn, off the Ma...
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Ageing Queens Rarely Look Good
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Of Tuk Tuks and Politics
Discussing the current situation in the Middle East with perfect strangers is not recommen...
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Cocktails in Colombo
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