Sri Lanka, 4th: The Bradt Travel Guide

Sri Lanka, 4th: The Bradt Travel Guide
by Royston Ellis
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Sri Lanka

The civil war has ended, 2011 has been declared AVisit Sri Lanka Year’ and all regions of this Aresplendent land’ are now accessible to visitors. The island offers everything from snorkelling and sandy beaches to golf and hill country tea plantations; from game park photographic safaris to white-water rafting; from ancient temples and ruins to shopping opportunities in Colombo’s bustling streets. Author Royston Ellis combines experience with enthusiasm to help visitors get the most from this magical isle, with accommodation ideas to suit all budgets; from cheap guesthouses to boutique villa luxury. Watch the national cricket team while enjoying a cup of the world’s finest tea, admire colonial architecture or visit World Heritage sites; everyone will find something to admire in this enchanting Atiny teardrop’.

 

AAn engaging written companion with practical information of the sort only a resident could impart.’Book magazine for librarians

 

 

• Rank: #1011807 in Books
• Published on: 2011-07-19
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: .70" h x 5.40" w x 8.40" l, .90 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 320 pages

Sri Lankan Flavours

Sri Lankan Flavours
Channa Dassanayaka (Author)
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Sri Lanka

Eat as the Sri Lankans do combining a mixture of curries - lamb with coriander, hot fish, cauliflower, cashew and green pea, mango or mustard potatoes - with some sambols - coconut and tamarind, caramelized onion with dried fish and spices, date chutney or tomato and lime pickles. And accompany the feast with some coconut roti, scented rice, hoppers (pancakes made from rice and coconut milk) and some spiced tea. Sri Lanka also has a strong tradition of hawker-style food, little bites of flavour eaten on the run. A stunning mix of travelogue and food, Sri Lankan Flavours celebrates the food and traditions of this exotic island.

• Rank: #168962 in eBooks
• Published on: 2010-01-01
• Released on: 2010-01-01
• Format: Kindle eBook
• Number of items: 1

Sinhala Phrasebook

Sinhala Phrasebook
by Swarna Pragnaratne, Lonely Planet Phrasebooks
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Make the most of your travels in Sri Lanka: speak Sinhala! If you're after a ticket for the cricket, the best way to the beach or a taste of Ayurveda treatment, this is the book for you. Seek out the striking Sigiriya frescoes or kick on with the kolam dancers at Ambalangoda. Barter for your batiks or talk tea at the plantation - whatever you choose, add sparkle to your speech on the Isle of Gems.

Our phrasebooks give you a comprehensive mix of practical and social words and phrases in more than 120 languages. Chat with the locals and discover their culture - a guaranteed way to enrich your travel experience.

• Rank: #527810 in Books
• Published on: 2008-07-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 5.51" h x .51" w x 3.62" l, .25 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 236 pages

Sri Lankan Flavours: A Journey Through The Island's Food And Culture

Sri Lankan Flavours: A Journey Through The Island's Food And Culture
by Channa Dassanayaka
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Sri Lanka

From Cauliflower, Cashew and Green Pea Curry to Mango Lassi, more than 70 recipes demonstrate how to eat as the Sri Lankans do at home in this stunning mix of travelogue and food

• Rank: #1444818 in Books
• Published on: 2011-05-03
• Released on: 2011-05-03
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: .0" h x .0" w x .0" l, .0 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 168 pages

Running in the Family

Running in the Family
Michael Ondaatje (Author)
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Sri Lanka

In the late 1970s Ondaatje returned to his native island of Sri Lanka. As he records his journey through the drug-like heat and intoxicating fragrances of that "pendant off the ear of India, " Ondaatje simultaneously retraces the baroque mythology of his Dutch-Ceylonese family. An inspired travel narrative and family memoir by an exceptional writer.


From the Trade Paperback edition.

• Rank: #111942 in eBooks
• Published on: 2011-03-23
• Released on: 2011-03-23
• Format: Kindle eBook
• Number of items: 1

Sri Lanka Travel Guide (Country Guide)

Sri Lanka Travel Guide (Country Guide)
Planet Lonely (Author)

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Sri Lanka

‘Lonely Planet guides are, quite simply, like no other’. New York TimesThe ultimate, most comprehensive guide to travelling in Sri Lanka includes up-to-date reviews of the best places to stay, eat, sights, cultural information, maps, transport tips and a few best kept secrets – all the essentials to get to the heart of Sri Lanka.This guide is the result of indepth research by three dedicated authors and local experts who immersed themselves in Sri Lanka, finding unique experiences, and sharing practical and honest advice, so you come away informed and amazed.Regions covered: Colombo, West Coast, the South, the Hill Country, the Ancient Cities, the East, Jaffna & the NorthInside Lonely Planet Sri Lanka:• Full color styling and images• Clear, easy-to-read color maps • A brilliant new page layout for fast and hassle-free reading while on the go• Itineraries organized by region or length of trip • Up-to-date recommended points-of-interest – covering eating, sleeping, going out, shopping, activities and attractions• In-depth features to uncover the world’s iconic sights• Hundreds of money saving tips• Our latest trip planning tools to help you get around smoothly • Additional sections including Top Experiences, National Parks & Safaris, History, Culture, Sri Lankan Tea, Food, and an A-Z survival guide. Special eBook enhancements• Scalable maps – enabling you to zoom in for greater detail• Comprehensive interlinking – enabling you to seamlessly flip between pages, jump between maps and reviews, or visit the websites of places we recommend• Search – go straight to what you are looking for with the inbuilt search capability • Add notes – touch a word to add notes and personalize your guidebook • Bookmark – use bookmarks to quickly return to a page• Dictionary – look up the meaning of any word • Plus pinch and zoom images and scalable font sizeWritten and researched by Ryan Ver Berkmoes, Stuart Butler, Amy Karafin

• Rank: #38184 in eBooks
• Published on: 2012-08-13
• Released on: 2012-08-13
• Format: Kindle eBook
• Number of items: 1

The Rough Guide to Sri Lanka

The Rough Guide to Sri Lanka
by Gavin Thomas
Publication Date: October 29, 2012

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Sri Lanka

"The Rough Guide to Sri Lanka" is the most comprehensive and user-friendly travellers' guide to this fascinating country. Each chapter of the "Rough Guide" includes thoroughly researched travel information, hotel and restaurant listings, sections on everything from food and language to media and sport, and thoughtful background on the environment, politics, culture, music and history. The new stunning full-colour design combines glorious images to whet your appetite with a practical layout and dozens of accessible and accurate maps to guide you from the urban centres to the jungle, beaches and mountains. This is the time to discover Sri Lanka - the "Rough Guide" is your perfect companion. Make the most of your time with "The Rough Guide to Sri Lanka".

• Rank: #42687 in Books
• Published on: 2012-10-29
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 7.72" h x .83" w x 5.28" l, .96 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 464 pages

Sri Lanka (Country Guide)

Sri Lanka (Country Guide)
by Ryan Ver Berkmoes, Stuart Butler, Amy Karafin
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Sri Lanka

“Endless beaches, timeless ruins, welcoming people, oodles of elephants, killer surf, cheap prices, fun trains, famous tea, flavorful food – need I go on?” – Ryan Ver Berkmoes, Lonely Planet Writer

Our Promise
You can trust our travel information because Lonely Planet authors visit the places we write about, each and every edition. We never accept freebies for positive coverage so you can rely on us to tell it like it is.

Inside This Book…
18 beautiful beaches
77 amazing temples
57 maps
168 cups of tea consumed
Inspirational photos
Clear, easy-to-use maps
At-a-glance practical info
In-depth background
Comprehensive planning tools
Beaches & diving feature

• Rank: #13012 in Books
• Published on: 2012-08-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 7.76" h x .79" w x 5.04" l, .75 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 352 pages

Sri Lanka - Culture Smart!: the essential guide to customs & culture

Sri Lanka - Culture Smart!: the essential guide to customs & culture
by Emma Boyle

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Culture Smart! provides essential information on attitudes, beliefs and behavior in different countries, ensuring that you arrive at your destination aware of basic manners, common courtesies, and sensitive issues. These concise guides tell you what to expect, how to behave, and how to establish a rapport with your hosts. This inside knowledge will enable you to steer clear of embarrassing gaffes and mistakes, feel confident in unfamiliar situations, and develop trust, friendships, and successful business relationships.

Culture Smart! offers illuminating insights into the culture and society of a particular country. It will help you to turn your visit-whether on business or for pleasure-into a memorable and enriching experience. Contents include:

* customs, values, and traditions
* historical, religious, and political background
* life at home
* leisure, social, and cultural life
* eating and drinking
* do's, don'ts, and taboos
* business practices
* communication, spoken and unspoken

"Culture Smart has come to the rescue of hapless travellers." Sunday Times Travel

"... the perfect introduction to the weird, wonderful and downright odd quirks and customs of various countries." Global Travel

"...full of fascinating-as well as common-sense-tips to help you avoid embarrassing faux pas." Observer

"...as useful as they are entertaining." Easyjet Magazine

"...offer glimpses into the psyche of a faraway world." New York Times

• Rank: #191246 in Books
• Published on: 2009-03-24
• Released on: 2009-03-24
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 6.60" h x .54" w x 4.40" l, .39 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 168 pages

Not Quite Paradise: An American Sojourn in Sri Lanka

Not Quite Paradise: An American Sojourn in Sri Lanka
by Adele Barker
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Sri Lanka

A chronicle of life on the resplendent island, combining the immediacy of memoir with the vividness of travelogue and reportage
 
Adele Barker and her son, Noah, settled into the central highlands of Sri Lanka for an eighteen-month sojourn, immersing themselves in the customs, cultures, and landscapes of the island—its elephants, birds, and monkeys; its hot curries and sweet mangoes; the cacophony of its markets; the resonant evening chants from its temples. They hear stories of the island’s colorful past and its twenty-five-year civil war between the Sinhalese majority and the Tamil Tigers. When, having returned home to Tucson, Barker awakes on December 26, 2004, to see televised images of the island’s southern shore disappearing into the ocean, she decides she must go back. Traveling from the southernmost coasts to the farthest outposts of the Tamil north, she witnesses the ravages of the tsunami that killed forty-eight thousand Sri Lankans in the space of twenty minutes, and reports from the ground on the triumphs and failures of relief efforts. Combining the immediacy of memoir and the vividness of travelogue with the insight of the best reportage, Not Quite Paradise chronicles life in a place few have ever visited.

• Rank: #335587 in Books
• Published on: 2011-01-04
• Released on: 2011-01-04
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 8.80" h x .91" w x 5.91" l, 1.02 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 303 pages

Sri Lanka (Insight Guides)

Sri Lanka (Insight Guides)
by Gavin Thomas
Publication Date: December 1, 2012

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Sri Lanka

Insight Guide Sri Lanka focuses comprehensively on this scenic island with its deceptively rich cultural past. Full-color photos throughout combine with the lively text to help you get under the skin of the destination – its people, ancient civilizations and Buddhist temples and architecture, as well as its places. Our “Best of Sri Lanka” section outlines attractions and activities not to be missed, while features by local writers cover subjects from the obvious to the not-so-obvious: art and architecture, the pleasures of a good rice and curry, Buddhists and Tamils, but also Kandyan drumming, the lowdown on Ayurvedic therapies and the art of Sri Lanka’s muralists. Thirteen Places chapters then take you on an inspirational trip, from the capital Colombo to the beaches of the West Coast; the palaces and temples of Kandy to the ancient ruins of the Cultural Triangle; and the tea plantations of the cool Hill Country to the lesser known eastern and northern regions – with plentiful maps to show you the way around. Finally, the Travel Tips cover all your practical needs, with a wealth of information and listings.

• Rank: #931874 in Books
• Published on: 2012-12-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 328 pages

The Rough Guide to Sri Lanka (Rough Guide to...)

The Rough Guide to Sri Lanka (Rough Guide to...)
Gavin Thomas (Author)

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Sri Lanka

The Rough Guide to Sri Lanka is the most comprehensive and user-friendly travellers' guide to this fascinating country. Each chapter of the Rough Guide includes thoroughly researched travel information, hotel and restaurant listings, sections on everything from food and language to media and sport, and thoughtful background on the environment, politics, culture, music and history. The new stunning full-colour design combines glorious images to whet your appetite with a practical layout and dozens of accessible and accurate maps to guide you from the urban centres to the jungle, beaches and mountains. This is the time to discover Sri Lanka - the Rough Guide is your perfect companion.Make the most of your time with The Rough Guide to Sri Lanka. Now available in Kindle format.

• Rank: #254222 in eBooks
• Published on: 2012-11-01
• Released on: 2012-11-01
• Format: Kindle eBook
• Number of items: 1

Lonely Planet Sri Lanka (Country Travel Guide)

Lonely Planet Sri Lanka (Country Travel Guide)
by Brett Atkinson, Stuart Butler, Ethan Gelber, Michael Kohn
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Sri Lanka

Lonely Planet knows Sri Lanka. With our 11th edition we help you board the train to the lush tea plantations of Ella, show you where the spotten leopards hide, lead you to Sigiriya's mysterious ancient ruins and when your adventuring is done, reveal the nation's most-secluded beaches.

Lonely Planet guides are written by experts who get to the heart of every destination they visit. This fully updated edition is packed with accurate, practical and honest advice, designed to give you the information you need to make the most of your trip.

In This Guide:

Complete national-parks table leads you to the best elephant-spotting
Detailed research on safe travel
Unique Green Index directs you to sustainable listings

• Rank: #425062 in Books
• Published on: 2009-08-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 7.76" h x .71" w x 5.04" l, .82 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 332 pages

Sri Lanka Travel Map Second Edition (Periplus Travel Maps)

Sri Lanka Travel Map Second Edition (Periplus Travel Maps)
by Periplus Editors
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Sri Lanka

Periplus Travel Maps cover most of the major cities and travel destinations in the Asia-Pacific region. The series includes an amazing variety of fascinating destinations, from the multifaceted subcontinent of India to the bustling city-state of Singapore and the 'western style' metropolis of Sydney to the Asian charms of Bali. All titles are continuously updated, ensuring they keep up with the considerable changes in this fast-developing part of the world. This extensive geographical reach and attention to detail mean that Periplus Travel Maps are the natural first choice for anyone traveling in the region.

• Rank: #106880 in Books
• Brand: Periplus
• Published on: 2008-02-15
• Format: Folded Map
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 10.24" h x .35" w x 4.25" l, .15 pounds
• Binding: Map

Serendib

Serendib
by Jim Toner
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Sri Lanka

I didn't invite him. The idea was all my father's, my seventy-four-year-old father who had never been outside America and who suddenly thought that Sri Lanka, where I was a Peace Corps volunteer, would be a jolly place to visit.

When John Toner, a retired Cleveland judge, decided on a whim in April 1990 to spend a month with his son in war-torn Sri Lanka, he was as much a stranger to his seventh--and last--child as he was to the hardships of life in a Third World country. Serendib chronicles the journey that follows as a father and son who had never been alone together live in close quarters, in the poorest of conditions--and replace awkwardness and distance with understanding and love.

Along the way are the stories of John learning to eat with his fingers, bathing in a river alongside cows, and trading his wool trousers for a traditional sarong. We witness his coming face-to-face with a Hindu priest in a loincloth and his first encounter with the everyday violence of a country at war with itself. John watches with awe as students learn without computers, books, or even paper; he bonds with Sri Lankan children and learns, once again, how to give and how to play. Each new experience pushes Toner's father to face his fears--and brings him closer to his youngest son.

Serendib offers a colorful, humorous, and touching account of multiple discoveries--of an old man exploring deep within himself, of a father and son finding each other, and of two cultures coming together on uncommon ground and awakening to the joy and hope of the life they share.

• Rank: #238921 in Books
• Published on: 2001-03-05
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 8.27" h x .91" w x 5.51" l, .92 pounds
• Binding: Hardcover
• 232 pages