‘Short eats’:One country’s unique,tasty culture of snack foods

‘Short eats’:One country’s unique,tasty culture of snack foods

Sri Lanka’s concept of “short eats” is savoury snacking at any time of the day,designed to get you through to whichever meal is next.

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Glam it up at this affordable jungle resort (with bonus turtles)
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At Sri Lanka’s Sheraton Kosgoda Turtle Beach Resort,it’s worth staying for the buffet alone,and there are numerous scenic spots to retreat to post-meal.

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Sri Lanka has had a few jolts. A Marxist new leader may be its biggest

Sri Lanka has had a few jolts. A Marxist new leader may be its biggest

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Mano Yogalingam had been part of a protest demanding permanent residency for more than 8000 people who arrived in Australia by boat more than a decade ago.

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Two Aussies took over a hotel in paradise. They lasted eight months
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Two Aussies took over a hotel in paradise. They lasted eight months

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Traveller Awards:Hall of Fame – the legends of travel

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We salute our icons of travel,those consistently excellent places or brands that deliver time and time again.

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Forget ‘Eat,Pray,Love’. My holiday mantra is ‘Dance,Drink,Shag’

Forget ‘Eat,Pray,Love’. My holiday mantra is ‘Dance,Drink,Shag’

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Emerging cricketers hit for six by $2.5 million collapse of tour operator

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Paradise lost is just not cricket for burnt beachfront investors
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Paradise lost is just not cricket for burnt beachfront investors

Paul’s Warehouse owner Paul Dwyer brought in Steve Waugh to help promote a luxury hotel development in Sri Lanka. Seven years later it’s unfinished and mired in controversy.

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