Sri Lanka’s hidden pearl
June 29th, 2007
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1. Susith Ruwanpura | June 29th, 2007 at 9:21 am
Muslims live all over Sri Lanka. Sinha Flag is the national flag. If they want to live under one of their flgs, they need consider migrating to a Muslim country and and live there happily. Sri […]
ALIYA ECO PROJECT Sri Lanka…..
….is active Nature & Wildlife preservation projects connected with a ecological type of tourism. ALIYA Eco Tourism is mainly focused on nature watching as well as good and thrilling photo safaris. We offer simple day trips as well as […]
A fine new school building has been opened in Arugam Bay.
Constructed and financed by ‘The Italian People’ the actual buildings look as good as any Italian design.
They replace the old and very basic school on the southern end of town, which was washed away in late 2004.
Interesting is the fact that two other donors were […]
Sri Lanka - zum ersten Mal ist die junge Rucksackreisende allein unterwegs. Zunächst hält sie sich an der touristisch gut erschlossenen Westküste der Insel auf, wo sie die Traveller-Szene kennen lernt - reiseerfahrene Globetrotter und Aussteiger verschiedener Nationalitäten. Gemeinsam mit anderen Travellern unternimmt sie von dem Urlaubsort Hikkaduwa aus Kurztrips, wie zum Fest […]
Presse/Rezensionen
Backnanger Kreiszeitung vom 11.05.2006:
Stuttgarter Nachrichten vom 26.09.06:Sehnsucht nach dem früher so paradiesischen Sri Lanka
Claudia Ackermann aus Backnang hat ihren ersten Reiseroman geschrieben
Backnang - Durch die starken Unruhen, vor allem im Osten des Landes gerät Sri Lanka immer wieder in die internationalen Schlagzeilen. Mehrfach hat die Backnangerin Claudia Ackermann den […]
Oprah Whinfrey Show @ Arugam Bay:
When catastrophe strikes and you know someone in it, it all becomes more real. Nate Berkus, who has helped dozens of guests on the show decorate their homes, was vacationing in Sri Lanka with his partner when the tsunami hit. While Nate survived, his partner, photographer Fernando Bengoechea, is still […]
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When catastrophe strikes and you know someone in it, it all becomes more real. Nate Berkus, who has helped dozens of guests on the show decorate their homes, was vacationing in Sri Lanka with his partner when the tsunami hit. While Nate survived, his partner, photographer Fernando Bengoechea, is still missing.
After the final […]
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When catastrophe strikes and you know someone in it, it all becomes more real. Nate Berkus, who has helped dozens of guests on the show decorate their homes, was vacationing in Sri Lanka with his partner when the tsunami hit. While Nate survived, his partner, photographer Fernando Bengoechea, is still missing.
After the final […]
Report from the wildlife project “ALIYA”
Die letzten Wochen war ich in Arugam Bay um im SVH etwas auszuhelfen. Diese Zeit war, traurigerweise, wie Urlaub fuer mich, den ich allerdings auch dringend noetig hatte. Die Situation im Lande, in der Arugam Bay in diesem Falle, ist mehr als traurig. Wo in den letzten Jahren immer noch […]
One of the main catch phrases of the NGO’s is that they support the Community and that investments are made in ‘close’ consultation with the public.
The international press has investigated this claim and found no real evidence that this has ever happened, here on the South East Coast.
True, there have been a few “Workshops” and […]
A ‘New Beginning for Vocational Education’ in Sri Lanka
Sat, 2007-06-23 06:02 Colombo, 23 June, (Asiantribune.com): For nearly twenty years, the burned-out police station in this southern coastal town has stood as a grim reminder of the devastating effect that widespread unemployment can have on […]
State Bank defaults a Hotel Owner in Arugambay.
Sunil C. Perera, reporting from Colombo
Owner of the Siam View Hotel [SVH] of Arugambay , Dr. Fred Miller complains the Arugambay branch office of a state owned bank terminated their services and defaulted rent payments one month after the tsunami.
The Bank was located at the premises of the […]
Surf Forecast for Arugam Bay in real time on magicseaweed.com
Press Coverage of the situation in Arugam Bay
Link to the old website of the Arugam Bay Hotel Association
Huge and often updated photo collection from Arugam Bay
Former Discussion Forum - now replaced by arugam.info
Sri Lanka's Wild life Experts
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