India for beginners: what you need to know
A few expert tips will help you enjoy this challenging but magical country, writes Nina Karnikowski.
A few expert tips will help you enjoy this challenging but magical country, writes Nina Karnikowski.
With unrest well behind it, Sri Lanka's capital is refurbishing magnificent colonial buildings, erecting hotels with ocean views and adding to its already lively cafe and dining scene.
An exotic mix of fruits and spices, from mangos and bananas to tamarind, turmeric and ginger, go into this delicious local product.
Ancient buildings over water, ornamental bridges – there are good reasons this beautiful city has been dubbed the Venice of the East.
When manta rays gather to feast on plankton, it's also a treat for snorkellers who can frolic in an underwater playground alongside these gracious creatures.
We cycle past open-air butchers' shops where skinny men in ragged dhotis are hacking up bloody carcasses.
Look at your plate as a painter's palate, Kuruvita advises. 'Take a little bit of everything and mix it together.'
Honestly, it's stupidly, madly, insanely paradisaical, this place.
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