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Sri Lanka

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July 26th 2006
Friday Night Abu Dhabi airport is really something to behold. It is like being in a giant green and blue mushroom. Not a single straight line anywhere and it has a very organic feel to it. It is the hub of Etihad Airways, so people of all shapes, colours and sizes pass through its colourful doors. Muslim women in complete black, men in not much more then loin clothes, backpackers in t-sh ... read more

Asia » Sri Lanka

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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