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Article: TRAVEL: Sri Lanka sojourn Saga-style; Sri Lanka lies like a tear drop at the southern tip of the Indian subcontinent. Thanks to the devastation caused by last year's tsunami, there have been reasons enough for tears of late - but this alluring island is making a strong recovery. Tim Ware reports.(Features)
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- The Birmingham Post (England)
- Article date:
- February 18, 2006
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Byline: Tim Ware
As a place for a tropical holiday, Sri Lanka has few peers. If you're adventurous and love good beaches, history and scenery, there are few better places in which to while away a week or so in the middle of the British winter.
The Sri Lankan holiday season conveniently runs in tandem with our winter. While Britain freezes, the daytime temperature in Sri Lanka hovers between 85-90iF.
Although in such a climate it's tempting to spend your time on the beach or beside the pool, don't. You'd be denying yourself some of the best aspects ...