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Colombo

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February 23rd 2013
Our first day in Sri Lanka was in Colombo, and it was here that – again, on our first day - we had lost all hope for Sri Lanka. The city does not provide a pleasant tickle to the senses, but a sensory overload of a pungent mixture of sandalwood, diesel and sewer runoff. Our hostel was, perhaps not a disaster, but certainly a shame, with anthills in the corners, peeling paint and a location that ... 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