Clear water and golden sand - what more could you ask for?

Mirissa

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February 2nd 2010
As if we could not be relaxed enough, we jumped on the train to Mirissa. The trains are so bumpy we almost felt sick. It was packed and incredibly hot. There was no respite from the heat despite the windows being open and fans on the ceiling down the isles. Plenty of hawkers selling everything from mandarins to fried prawns paraded up and down the isles. Mirissa is just along from Unawatuna whi ... read more

Asia » Sri Lanka » Southern Province

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The Sinhalese arrived in Sri Lanka late in the 6th century B.C., probably from northern India. Buddhism was introduced beginning in about the mid-third century B.C., and a great civilization developed at the cities of Anuradhapura (kingdom from circa... ... read more