Articles related to "Colombo"

High tea is a current rage in Sri Lanka's capital City, Colombo. As a post-colonial nation, the country still enjoys this meal which was influenced by the British Empire

Sri Lanka's garment manufacturing industry is one of the biggest and best in the world, supplying branded high street fashion to clothing stores here and abroad. Indulge!

The 2011 Cricket World Cup will run from 19 February to 2 April and be jointly hosted by India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. Here are details of groups, fixtures and venues.

Kala Pola, Colombo City's grandest and most-awaited Street Art Festival, showcases masterpieces by upcoming and prominent painters and sculptors from all over Sri Lanka.

Seafood in Sri Lanka is fresh, abundant and very reasonably priced. There are many beautiful restaurants in Colombo to enjoy delicious, flavourful dishes. Here are a few.

On peak birding season, Sri Lanka plays caring host to 482 bird species, migrants and vagrants, including 26 endemics. A real island paradise for birds and birders alike.

Christopher Columbus was born into a wool-weaving family and, like many young men growing up in the port city of Genoa, Italy, went to sea at an early age.

Non-aboriginal viewpoint - guest writer Nanette Croce explores Native American and Italo-American tensions around Columbus Day. Celebrating diversity or genocide?

Sri Lanka's south coast prides itself on some of the most beautiful sandy beaches and luxurious resorts. It also a good destination for the surfer and backpacker.

Whether it's at Old Trafford in June, Colombo in July, The Oval in August or the Gabba in November, there are some great international matches this year.

Christopher Columbus was an Italian navigator who, sailing under the Spanish flag, landed on the outlying islands of what would become the Americas.

This elephant sanctuary not only entertains visitors as one of the top tourist attractions in Sri Lanka, but above all offers a safe haven to many elephants.

Canada should use its unique influence to broker a final round of negotiations between Sri Lanka's government and the Tamil Tiger rebels to end the constant bloodshed.

Suite101 introduces its first cricket and rugby union round up mid way through the Southern Hemisphere's premier rugby union tournament, the Tri-Nations.

Recalled legspinner Danish Kaneria hands Pakistan the advantage

How scary is it to meet the dad of a significant other? With a little preparation, it's just par for the course.

The creator of Childhood's End, Rendezvous With Rama, and 2001: A Space Odyssey is almost as well-known for his non-fiction and popularizations of science as for his SF.

Despite an ongoing civil war and lack of funds and facilities, Sri Lanka has consistently punched above its weight - and holds many enviable records in world cricket.

Peter Deilmann Cruises has introduced 14 golf themed cruises in its luxury ocean and river cruise programme, taking in some of the world's top golf courses

Arturo Merzario showed incredible resilience by designing and building his own Formula One car, competing against far better funded Grand Prix teams.

Plans for a regional South Asian University became reality on May 26th, as India's External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee announced a site for the main campus.

The 2007 World Cup has barely faded from memory as plans for the next competition are put into place

Sri Lanka claims the world's largest concentration of gems, renowned since Antiquity for their clarity, beauty and healing properties.

Sri Lanka, a predominantly Buddhist country, welcomed a multitude of Buddhist devotees who attended Vesak 2009, to commemorate the Buddha's birth, enlightenment and death

Jubilation on the streets of Colombo. President Mahinda Rajapaksa talks of a "home grown solution," encourages the Tamil diaspora to come back and help in nation-building

The arrival of Buddhism from India 2500 years ago brought with it a reverence for all living beings - and a royal decree establishing the world's first wildlife sanctuary

Ceylon tea has flourished in Sri Lanka ever since Scottish planter James Taylor introduced the first saplings in 1867.

Todman was the winner of the first Golden Slipper run in 1957. Victory by the champion colt helped establish the race as the greatest 2yo event in the world.

Comedy doesn't get much better than Some Like it Hot. It is consistently voted among the best movies of all time. But, what makes it so good?

Low-cost budget and transatlantic airlines have cheap tickets and airfares on flights flying from Europe, the USA, Canada, Africa, and Asia to Düsseldorf (DUS), Germany.

Two of the nation's largest wine producers have introduced cheap wines, Charles Shaw and Oak Leaf, that threaten the cache' of mainstream wines. France is following.

The Dutch East India Company was a joint stock company who monopolized the spice trade of the 17th century. They established trading ports all over Asia.

Diabetes mellitus is a progressive disease that develops when the pancreas does not produce enough insulin - or when the body cannot effectively use it insulin produces

How a culture chooses to date the year is inspired by that culture's religion. With many different religions in the world, it's no surprise in the variety of calendars.

When someone asks how to get to Victoria Square there can be many answers. There are several Victoria Square locations around the globe.

Munich Airport (MUC) in Bavaria, Germany has direct intercontinental flights from the USA, Canada, the Caribbean, Africa, and Asia on Lufthansa and other airlines.

Jetwing Vil Uyana, the one-of-a-kind lifestyle hotel set amid wetlands in the Dry Zone of Sri Lanka, with a view to Sigiriya Rock, is nature and family friendly.

Little Voice is a painfully shy north of England teenage girl whose only comfort is a set of old record albums with which she sings along and looses herself in the songs.

Top Mexican-Jewish films of this decade - My Mexican Shivah, Nora's Will, and Eight Candles - offer beautiful storytelling with witty comedy and unique perspectives.

Pietro Alberti, with access to all money could buy, left Italy in search of religious freedom and arrived in New Amsterdam in 1635 as America's First Italian Settler.

Art history guide 30,000 Years of Art, with beautiful presentation of art by historical timeline, includes these sacred artifacts from the 9th century.

Sri Lanka (Ceylon), a tropical island in the Indian Ocean is one of the most beautiful, interesting and exotic places in the world that can be explored very cheaply.

Sri Lanka luxury beach hotels provide the perfect escape on the south west coast of the island, ideal for exclusive holidays and romantic getaways.

Sacha Gordine and Bugatti both tried Formula One in the 1950s. Between them they managed a solitary Grand Prix start.

The Benz Tropfenwagen was innovative but suffered from a lack of power. The Alfa Romeo 512 copied Auto-Union but never started a Grand Prix.

Now is the time to take advantage of off season prices and a favourable exchange rate before the regular tourists fly in between November and February

Mauro Forghieri designed the 312 B3 Spazzaneve to test principles he later used on the successful 312T. March followed Tyrrell's lead and built a six-wheeled F1 car.

Hitler's refusal to withdraw from Poland gave Britain's Government no option but to declare war against Germany 70 years ago. It was the start of six years of conflict.

Christchurch in New Zealand is home base for tourists wanting to see all that the South Island has to offer. This little city offers culture and an English experience.

As much as history has attempted to teach about Christopher Columbus, little is actually discussed about who he was as a person following his landing at San Salvador.