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With over ten years since my last visit to the subcontinent, I thought it high time for a revisit. But to a different country, so Sri Lanka seems the obvious choice. The country has overcome (for now) the ethnic conflicts and the more recent economic crisis, and with such charming people, a must-visit.

My first stop following an overnight flight, is the largest city, Colombo. The upmarket hotel in the central Fort district is just what the doctor ordered. The Fort betrays the country's British colonial past but just beyond lies the bustling, crowded Pettah, where you can only be in south Asia.Read more