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Sri Lanka: a time of danger

Sri Lanka: a time of danger
A surfer catching a wave on the Indian Ocean © Alexis Gravel /CC by-ND 2.0
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The ripples that spread out following the deadly terrorist attacks that struck Sri Lanka on 21 April are growing in intensity. Anti-Muslim riots have struck the towns of Kiniyama, Hettipola, Chilaw and Puttulam in Northwestern Province, as Christian anger …

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An ode to Jet Airways

An ode to Jet Airways
Jet Airways, flying high in its heyday © Andrea Zaratin/CC by-2.0
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With the suspension of flight operations by India’s Jet Airways, and rival airlines lining up to take over its airport slots in Delhi and Mumbai, it feels like the end game for another of India’s private airlines. Like …

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London in 5 great beards

London in 5 great beards
A fine beard in Soho, from the 100 Strangers Project © Peter McConnochie/CC by-ND 2.0
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Walk down any street in London circa 1870 and a man without a beard would have been the rare exception. The capital, and the nation, was gripped by a beard obsession, as Victorian males aped the soldiers returning from …

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Surprising Indian history in Canterbury

Surprising Indian history in Canterbury
Canterbury Cathedral from the air © John Fielding / CC by 2.0
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Scratch the surface of British history in almost any situation and traces of colonialism will appear. On a Bank Holiday weekend trip to Canterbury Cathedral, I was surprised to discover not the spectres of Thomas Becket and the Black …

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Where now for Sri Lanka?

Where now for Sri Lanka?
Mirissa's sand-sprinkled coastline from above © dronepicr/CC by 2.0
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With the end of its 25-year-long civil war, Sri Lanka was enjoying an unprecedented period of growth. Despite ongoing friction between past and present presidents, peace reigned. Lavish new resorts were springing up along its sand-sprinkled shoreline. Tourists were …

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Joe Bindloss has been writing travel guidebooks, coffee table books and print and online articles about travel for more than 20 years, covering dozens of destinations around the world, with a special focus on London, India and South Asia and Southeast Asia. After a decade as commissioning editor for the Indian Subcontinent for Lonely Planet, he is now working freelance.

Recent Posts

  • Catching sight of old Ceylon
  • Great Graves: Exploring the most impressive tombs in Europe
  • Carter’s Steam Fair: keeping British trucks alive
  • Dead but not forgotten: exploring the great London cemeteries
  • Fear of flying: an occupational hazard?
  • Gridlock on Everest
  • London’s top horror movie locations
  • India’s strangest street food
  • Understanding India’s Shakti Peeth temples
  • India’s most unusual temples

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