Sri Lanka

by Kraig Becker (RSS feed) (1 month ago)
The latest issue of National Geographic Adventure has just hit the newsstand with a special treat inside for adventure travelers looking for their next big trip. The magazine has listed its selection for the 25 best new trips for 2010, offering up suggestions of places to ...

by Kraig Becker (RSS feed) (3 months ago)
Eco-adventures are all the rage these days with environmentally conscious travelers choosing to visit far flung places, all the while fully aware of the size of their carbon footprint. They want an amazing travel experience, and are willing to go to great lengths to get it, ...

by Jeremy Kressmann (RSS feed) (6 months ago)
Here we are, back again for another weekly roundup of links from our travel friends at BootsnAll. It's been two weeks (sorry, the Swine Flu had us preoccupied). But don't despair, we've journeyed far and wide, from the jungles of Sri Lanka, to the Savannahs of Africa and ...

by Jamie Rhein (RSS feed) (8 months ago)
When I first read Pico Iyer's book Video Night in Kathmandu, I was hooked. Reading Iyer's words is a trip down streets that you may have traveled before but have not found the words to describe. When you read his prose, the tendency is to say, "Yes, that's it." For places ...

by Aaron Hotfelder (RSS feed) (1 year ago)
Ever wondered how much you need to tip at restaurants while abroad? Or how many cheek kisses to give a new acqutainance? Or whether, in a particular country, it's proper to wear shorts? (I'm looking at you, Andrew Zimmern!) One website has all the answers to those questions, ...

by Jamie Rhein (RSS feed) (1 year ago)
How useful are those U.S. State Department travel warnings? If you read too many, you might become scared off of travel all together.
As Carol Pucci points out in a recent Seattle Times article, politics and economics might play into U.S. State Department travel warnings ...

by Iva Skoch (RSS feed) (1 year ago)
I just read that Arthur C. Clarke died in Sri Lanka at the age of 90. He was, no doubt, one of the coolest guys out there. Not only was he a great writer, but he was a pioneer traveler, too.
Although he was British, he moved to Sri Lanka some 50 years ago because "he loved ...

by Jamie Rhein (RSS feed) (1 year ago)
Yesterday I ran into a woman I know who is an avid traveler. Her trips are the type where you learn a thing or two--historical trips of famous European paintings, or something. I can't quite remember, but I do know they are themed versions that she researches herself based ...

by Jamie Rhein (RSS feed) (2 years ago)
I'm a huge fan of guides--not necessarily guide books, although I do use them to give me a running start on figuring out where I might head before my interests lead me in other directions, but living, breathing human guides who know a place well. These folks are worth hiring ...

by Martha Edwards (RSS feed) (2 years ago)
There's a lot I would do for the perfect Creme Brulee. You see, I'm a bit of a dessert fiend and it's certainly my all-time favourite. In fact, I ate more than my share at the last wedding I photographed. But I digress. What's the most you would pay for a dessert? $5? $10? ...

by Brett Atkinson (RSS feed) (2 years ago)
I dabble in a bit of sports writing in New Zealand, so when I'm on the road I try and get along to a local sports event. It's a great way to get a feel for a place.
Here's my top five suggestions for on the road sports experiences.
Watching Boca Juniors in the ...

by Adrienne Wilson (RSS feed) (2 years ago)
Every time a photo from e.r.g.o appears in the Gadling Flickr pool I wonder why I am simply gazing at it in awe on my computer screen and not in some fancy hard cover book with all his beautiful shots out of Sri Lanka? Here a girl dressed in black looks dead on at the ...

by Jamie Rhein (RSS feed) (2 years ago)
So, Sri Lanka is on the list of the 10 most dangerous destinations to visit, according to Willy Volk's post. Willy's not fibbing. I read the article myself before I read his post and sure enough, Sri Lanka is a place to think twice about before you travel there. My advice is ...

by Willy Volk (RSS feed) (2 years ago)
Here at Gadling, we usually profile places people WANT to go. However, sometimes it's useful to mention places to avoid. Consequently, here's an interesting (and not altogether surprising) list of the 2007's 12 Most Dangerous Destinations:
Somalia
Iraq
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by Willy Volk (RSS feed) (2 years ago)
Even if you love chillin' at the beach thiiiiiis much, sometimes the thought of sitting on the beach for a week doesn't sound like much of a vacation. While it'll probably be fun...it doesn't seem very exciting. And sometimes an exciting vacation is just what we need to get ...

by Adrienne Wilson (RSS feed) (2 years ago)
Seeing this music video from the Sri Lankan Tamil born artist M.I.A. yesterday reminded me that it is time for a lesson in the language and also world music. Now based out of England, M.I.A. still turns her focus to her homeland, making music that makes you think as well as ...

by Adrienne Wilson (RSS feed) (2 years ago)
I've never been in a rush to find a knight in shining armor to rescue me from my free-spirited ways of globe trekking to entrap me in a kitchen to cook salmon croquettes and rice pilaf, but this smiling bride on her wedding day and her absolutely contagious smile makes me ...

by Adrienne Wilson (RSS feed) (2 years ago)
This morning when I watched the news it was called to my attention that today marks the two-year anniversary of one the biggest natural disasters to occur in Southeast Asia. Footage of massive waves, bulldozing tiny tropical beach resorts in Thailand and water carrying the ...

by Adrienne Wilson (RSS feed) (2 years ago)
Feeling dizzy yet? All the frenzy seen in this shot is caused by the rope dancers during Esala Perahera as described by E-R-G-O. The ceremony takes places in Sri Lanka and this shot is a second Gadling selection from the experience. The swirling colors and excitement is ...

by Adrienne Wilson (RSS feed) (3 years ago)
If time and money aren't issues for you and say a fun travel companion then I suggest booking a first-class ticket over to the tiny tear-drop shaped island of Sri Lanka for Deepavali happening on October 21, 2006. Deepavali also known as Diwali is the 'Festival of Lights' ...
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