Geoff and Jamie's Sri Lanka
Located at the southern tip of India, Sri Lanka is an exquisite, pear-shaped island afloat in the Indian Ocean. Miles of palm-fringed beaches encircle a surprisingly diverse landscape of dense jungle and mountain highlands. It is home to a people ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Michelle De Kretser
Michelle de Kretser was born in Colombo in Sri Lanka. She emigrated at 14 with part of her family to Melbourne, where she now lives. She worked for many years for Lonely Planet, and took a sabbatical to write a novel. Writing with poignancy and ... [... more]
Random House |
Amitav Ghosh
Amitav Ghosh was born in Calcutta and spent his childhood in Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and northern India. He studied in Delhi and Egypt and at Oxford and taught at various Indian and American universities. Author of a travel book and three ... [... more]
Random House |
Katharine Davies
KATHARINE DAVIES grew up in Warwickshire and studied English and drama at the University of London. She taught English for several years, including a period in Sri Lanka, before receiving an M.A. in creative writing. The Madness of Love is her ... [... more]
Random House |
Emma Boyle
Written by Emma Boyle Sri Lanka - Culture Smart! Emma Boyle a quick guide to customs and culture [... more]
Random House |
Kandy Elephant Orphanage
Rebecca Harris will never forget an orphanage for baby elephants in Sri Lanka. Bec rides one of the elelphants. Feed time. Bec scrubs an elephant. Thursday, November 8, 2001 Rebecca Harris will never forget an orphanage for baby elephants in Sri ... [... more]
Getaway |
Cabbage Mallung from Sri Lanka
When seeds pop, add the onion, garlic, red pepper and coconut. Heat oil, add mustard seeds and cover. Brown for 5 minutes. Add spices and cook for 2 minutes. Add cabbage and salt, cook for 2 minutes. Remove from heat, serve with rice. by Sopchak ... [... more]
International Vegetarian Union |
Acostemminae
The Acostemminae are distributed in eastern Africa, Madagascar and Sri Lanka (Dietrich 2000). Evans (1972b) placed a single monotypic genus, Telopetulcus from Papua (=Irian Jaya), to the subfamily with the qualification that he believed the genus ... [... more]
NSW Agriculture |
Sallyanne Atkinson
We visited the home of the former Brisbane Lord Mayor, Sallyanne Atkinson.Sallyanne Atkinson (nee Kerr) was born 56 years ago in Sydney, later moving to Sri Lanka and then the Gold Coast with her parents.She attended St Hilda's Anglican Girls' ... [... more]
NineMSN OurHouse |
Karen Roberts
Born and raised in Sri Lanka, Karen Roberts now lives in California. In the colonial society of 1930s Ceylon, the separation between servant and master is clearly drawn. Young Chandi, however, knows that... click for more> An accomplished ... [... more]
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