does anyone has gone to sri lanka, if u do tell me about it?  do u like it or not?
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My mom has been there...she really liked it, said it's the most beautiful place she's been too...but hard lifestyle if you're living there. As a tourist it sounds fantastic! Be sure to try all the fruit, she talks about Sri Lankan fuit all the time.
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I was having this talk with a Sinhalese guy last week. The LTTE don't actually want peace or perhaps even an independent nation.\n\nHow are they going to build that nation with no infrastructure, currency, trade, education? Who is going to run schools, banks and ports....etc.?\nNo, they want this guerrilla war to go on and on, every time there's a ceasefire, sooner or later they will be a breach and escalation in hostilities... why?\n\nBecause in this way, they will always garner support, people will still support them with funds, manpower etc. When there is peace, there are hard questions to deal with and the LTTE knows it. \n\nBack to your question, I think the Sri Lankan military still do not have the means to totally wipe the Tigers out. And even if they did, they would need a political settlement because the Tigers still enjoy widespread support in Jaffna.
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In one word, "beautiful."\n\nHere's some additonal information:\nThe Republic of the Maldives was one of the best-kept secrets in the world; a beautiful string of low-lying coral islands in the Indian Ocean, a paradise for watersports enthusiasts and sunseekers alike. \n\nMaldives holds the record for being the flattest country in the world, with a maximum altitude of only 2.3 metres. Sea levels are at the lowest since the Permo-triassic boundary about 250 million years ago. Over the last century, sea levels have risen about 20 centimeters. The ocean is likely to continue rising and this threatens the existence of Maldives.\nA tsunami in the Indian Ocean caused by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake caused parts of Maldives to be covered by sea water and left many people homeless. After the disaster, cartographers are planning to redraw the maps of the islands due to alterations by the tsunami. The people and government are worried that Maldives could be wiped from the map eventually.\n\nThe Maldivian ethnic identity is a blend of the cultures of peoples who settled on the islands, reinforced by religion and language. The earliest settlers were probably from Southern India. Indo-Aryan speakers followed them from Sri Lanka in the fourth and fifth centuries AD. In the 12th century AD, sailors from East Africa and Arab countries came to the islands.\n\nOriginally Hindus, Maldivians were converted to Sunni Islam in the mid-12th century. Islam is the official religion of the entire population, as adherence to it is required for citizenship. Strict adherence to Islamic precepts and close community relationships have helped keep crime low and under control.\n\nThe official and common language is Dhivehi, an Indo-European language related to Sinhalese, the language of Sri Lanka. The written script is called Thaana and is written from right to left. English is used widely in commerce and increasingly as the medium of instruction in government schools.\n\nSome social stratification along the lines similar to Indian Caste system exists on the islands. It is not rigid, since rank is based on varied factors, including occupation, wealth, Islamic virtue, and family ties. Members of the social elite are concentrated in Malé. Outside of the service industry, this is the only location where the foreign and domestic populations are likely to interact. The tourist resorts are not on islands where the natives live, and casual contacts between the two groups are discouraged.\nThere still exists a small population of people called Giravaaru who claim be the original settlers of Maldives thus different from the Maldivian mainstream.
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Koh Toa, Thailand.......the only thing that spoils it, is the amount of divers there, but its trully stunning....the island is full of coconut trees, white powdery sand, clear water and cheap bungalows....i've been there FIVE times and would highly recommend it!!
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Two friends of mine lived in Costa Rica for a year and a half and they had to move back. It literally drove them to drinking. They couldn't stand it. It was dangerous and difficult to get anywhere. They were afraid to use the doctors down there and kept coming back to Canada every few months for check ups.\n\nCosta Rica is a nice place to visit but right now it is not a nice place to live.
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I come from Egypt. I love it! It's got great scenery, awesome weather, and the people are very friendly. The government, though, is very corrupt; and life standards are quite low. I highly recommend it for vacationers. It may also be good for businessmen. But, otherwise, the political and economic conditions are not very good.
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YOU ASKED IN CRICKET CATAGORY.\n\nSRI LANKA IS THE BEST OF THE REST.\n\nYOU BELIEVE IT OR NOT.
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I think this is individual. Those visiting Thailand or Sri Lanka during the tsuami had a horrible nightmare. I also think it would be a nightmare for a woman to visit an Islamic country since they restrict women so much.
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Bharath is a great country with en-lighted superb leaders like Gandi, Neru. India has a vision and mission on their development. They appreciate what they produce. They buy their nations product. They do not hang on other nations economy. So as a Sri Lankan I am proud of my neighbor country. I wish it will devolop soon in coming years.
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I lived and worked there for 6 years 1994 to 2000.  I go back there every few years for vacations.  I married one and I also work with many here at my office in the US.  \nIt's an Asian country located above Australia and below Singapore.  It's a colection of 18,000+ islands.  Some are very large and would take you days to cross like the island of Java, Kalimantan, and Sumatra.  And some of them you can walk across in a few minutes like Pulau Seribu.\nFrom a satellite you would see green, dense forest.  From an airplane you would see a civilization of farm land (rice pattys) and cities.  From a helicopter you would see people, either on the streets in cars are in the fields working.  From a car you would see traffic.  Many of the streets in big and little cities are crowded.\nIt's a tropical enviroment with many different landscapes; Jungle, hills, flatlands, farmlands, beaches, rivers bottoms, swamps, big cities , etc...  It's either Hot or rainy/hot, never cold (unless your up in the hills).  All the island are near the equator.  Lot's of trees where ever there isn't people.  \nLot's of people too.  The population is very dense (4th largest in the world).  There isn't many places left where you don't see houses.  You are always within walking distance to someones house.\nThe people are all very friendly to forieners.  They do have a few who are not-so-friendly and would like to steal from you are harm you, but that is true in every country in the world.  Most Indonesians are very friendly, sometimes TOO friendly.  \nMany foriegners are supprised by the personal questioning they get from the local Indonsians.  \nA taxi driver will ask you at least ten questions within a short time.  For example:  1. Where are you from?  2. How long are you staying?  3. Are you married?  4. Do you have children/brothers/sisters, how many?  5. Do you speak Indonesian?  6. Do you want to live in Indonesia?  7. What is your favorite thing in Indonesia?  etc.....  \nThey are not being nosy, they just want to learn about you and see how simular the two of you are.  They might say, "Oh yes, I'm married too, and I have two children just like you."  And they smile when they say it, as if they have just found a common bond between you and him.  As if you are friends now.\nThey may ask your religion.  They may be a different religion than theirs but their conversation will lead into how they are simular.  I am a Christian and I've had many, many wonderful conversations with other Indonesians about how simular Christianity is with Islam (90% of Indonesians are Islamic). They are not trying to convert me, they are again only trying to relate to me and show how simular the two of us are.\nNot many Indonesians have had long conversations with a Westerner.  Most of their Western knowledge is taken from  Hollywood and they know it's not all true.  \nThere are many poor people in Indonesia, but that doesn't make them bad people.  They lead a simple life.  It makes me wonder sometimes if it's not a better life than most westerners lead. Most Indonesians are what we call "religious people".  They follow their religions and participate in the customs of that religion.  If they are Islamic they pray everyday, five times a day.  If they are Christian, they will be at Church on Sundays, and the Buddist and Hindus follow their traditions and customs.  I rarely found someone who wasn't a follower of their own religion...\nI enjoyed living there.  I hope you can visit someday and see for yourself...
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Is England still around?\n\nNaw--just messing with you. Englands a great place I was there once and liked it alot.
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Well, I cannot really form an opinion based on a couple of brief encounters, but i had an experience once, when staying with my baby son and wife in a hotel, not far from Davao, Philippines.\n\nI was not impressed, we were in bed and around 3.30 early morning we were awoken by laughing, heavy footsteps up and down the stairs, shouting. . It got to the stage that I lost my temper, got up and opened the door. There were 3 taiwanese men (I found out later) bragging to each other about the whores they had just been...well you know. Standing there with beer in their hands, grinning like cheshire cats, I just looked and shouted at the top of my voice: "What the hell is going on here, we are trying to sleep"!\nThey looked at me said nothing except, solly, solly, solly...then went downstairs.(ha,ha..could not resist that one)\nI tried to sleep again, wife moaning, baby screaming, so I went down to the bar for a drink! When I came down, those guys were standing there, waiting for their whores to come downstairs!\nThey saw me, with my angry look, and they all scarpered outside the hotel to wait for a taxi! I was no longer angry, but very tired. I never knew I could have that effect on people!\n\nI hope all taiwanese men are not so respectless of others like them, ok, I am biased I hate prostitution and all for what it stands for, although I know it is the oldest business in the world!\n\nBut, I am sure like everywhere in the world there are good and bad people everywhere!
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YEAH!! well I went with my family, so it was great cuz i had alot of support. We stayed in Orlando for a week actully for vacation and the last two days i ran the marathon. Yeah, it was pretty hot, but it was definitley anything BUT boring.
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I know both places and would opt for Mauritius.Seychelles is really beautiful but it's too costly and services not to the standard.Mauritius has the same advantages and you will get value for money. No need to go to 5* places,the best sites are public and transport costs peanuts.
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Sure...give it a try and come back and tell us all about your experience :D.
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Well i should ask you, about the killings that the the LTTE has done for the last few years of cease fire! and what about the bomb in the ancient city of anuradhapura which killed 70 school children? this war is not between Tamils and Sinhalese, but between the LTTE leader ( who threw a lavish b'day party in London for his daughter, when he is recruiting child soldiers in Sri Lanka) who wants to retain his power and the Sri Lankan Government, the truth about the photograph's should be dealt with carefully, and i wish to urge to those who read not to throw your self but to search for facts before!
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I got a plane ticket to Ireland for around $400--can't beat that!  I went five summers ago and stayed with a friend, I was 16.\n\nI was there for about three and a half weeks.  I saw pretty much everything there is to see in Northern Ireland and explored Ireland too, mostly just historical places.  From Belfast we took a boat ride and went to Glasgow, Scotland for the day, too.  Very dreary as expected, but the university there is beautiful.\n\nI miss it and can't wait to go back again someday. :-)