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		<title>Birding For Beginners</title>
		<link>http://www.arugam.info/2012/04/17/birding-for-beginners/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 19:37:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Boat Tour of Pottuvil Lagoon by: Jürgen and Mike, from Germany and the USA. Born wanderers. There’s more to do in Arguam Bay than just surfing and chilling out in beachside bars. The village is surrounded by some amazing and largely undeveloped nature. One sunny morning, we took a tour of the Pottuvil Lagoon, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Let’s Go Surfin’ Now at Arugam Bay</title>
		<link>http://www.arugam.info/2012/04/13/let%e2%80%99s-go-surfin%e2%80%99-now-at-arugam-bay/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 21:51:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hostels in Sri Lanka A laid-back village on the eastern coast of Sri Lanka, Arugam Bay is one of the best places in the world for surfing, and has been a favorite of the long-term community for decades. Thanks to the steady presence of chilled-out expats, the town has a cool, low-key vibe which we’ve [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ancient wedding @ Arugam Bay?</title>
		<link>http://www.arugam.info/2012/04/03/5831/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 07:31:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Ceylon Traveller Magul Maha Viharaya, Lahugala (about 10 min. West of Arugam Bay) &#8230;.. &#8220;the actual location where the wedding took place is the nearby Muhudu Maha Viharaya at Arugam Bay&#8221; &#8230;.. Text and Photos by Sachini Perera (https://www.facebook.com/sachiniphotography) I visited Magul Maha Viharaya in Lahugala back in 2009. It is yet another place [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jet Ski trials at Arugam Bay</title>
		<link>http://www.arugam.info/2012/03/31/hp-april-fools-day/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2012 12:30:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Navy The S.L. Navy recently entered the lucrative Tourist market. In a big way, with cruises, boat trips, hospitality and whale watching, Army The Army also has been taking keen interest in the sport of Surfing. Locally based, Commissioned Officers are said to have been observed to  Surf Arugam Bay. STF &#8211; Special Tusk Farce The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Arugam Bay: Sri Lanka’s last frontier?</title>
		<link>http://www.arugam.info/2012/03/04/arugam-bay-sri-lanka%e2%80%99s-last-frontier/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Mar 2012 12:06:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[http://siyambala.com/2012/03/04/arugam-bay-sri-lankas-last-frontier/ © Siyambala 2012 &#8230;.“Don’t write about this place,” the chubby little man admonished Supem De Silva sternly. “People will come here and spoil everything.”&#8230;.. According to industry expert Supem De Silva, you’ll find more family-friendly places to go and fun things to do within easy driving range of Arugam Bay than there are around almost [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A wild afternoon at Kumana</title>
		<link>http://www.arugam.info/2012/02/25/a-wild-afternoon-at-kumana/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Feb 2012 09:06:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A wild afternoon at Kumana This leopard’s expression reminded me of that famous line from Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid: “Jesus, who are those guys?” (Our drivers scared the daylights out of this young male as he was sunning himself on a rock). “Have you guys ever done this before?” That’s the first thing I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Siyambala</title>
		<link>http://www.arugam.info/2012/02/23/siyambala/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 17:18:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Places to go and things to do&#8221; Brothers David &#38; Tyrone Graham returned to Arugam Bay after many years. &#8220;Siyambala&#8221; is their web site and blog which  gives unique and detailed insights into our island&#8217;s hidden treasures and culture. We hope to cover more of their amazing observations on this page soon! Take a look [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Winter? What Winter?</title>
		<link>http://www.arugam.info/2012/01/30/winter-what-winter/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:34:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The few visitors in town can&#8217;t get over their surprise. Having been told about the so-called &#8220;Rainy Season&#8221; in the East. Instead, they found the best possible weather; Mild, Sunny, Dry = Perfect ! It has not rained a single day this Year at Arugam Bay! It is in fact the best time of year [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Year of the Surf Dragon</title>
		<link>http://www.arugam.info/2012/01/23/the-year-of-the-surf-dragon/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:53:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Happy New Year! It&#8217;s going to be an exiting one!]]></description>
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		<title>Good Opportunities at Arugam Bay</title>
		<link>http://www.arugam.info/2012/01/19/shortage-of-quality-rooms-at-arugam-bay/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 11:15:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anil</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Arugam Bay has not enough quality rooms. To cope with the unprecedented demand. So far, there have been few improvements since 2004. Room capacity just has not kept up with the amount of visitors wishing to explore the Bay and  its unique surroundings. Below are just two examples of current projects in the Bay looking for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>As tourism grows PET menace looms large</title>
		<link>http://www.arugam.info/2012/01/17/as-tourism-grows-pet-menace-looms-large/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 11:31:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8230;.&#8221;Even remote locations such as Peanut Farm close to Arugam Bay there is a unsightly build up of &#8220;garbage&#8221; &#8211; plastic bottles, plastic bags, and other trash that tourists have to literally walk through while accessing the beach – hardly the sort of experience that will generate a positive feedback on sites such as Trip [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cool Idea!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 10:23:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;&#8230;&#8230;No more plastic bottles would be littering the beautiful Bay&#8230;&#8221; This article was first published on arugam.info on 14th March, 2007 We re-publish it today, in response to &#8220;The Island&#8221; article above. ***************************************************************** Fresh drinking water at Arugam Bay still presents a major problem, to this very day. None of the educated (?) NGO&#8217;s, who claim to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>This weekend&#8217;s last supper</title>
		<link>http://www.arugam.info/2012/01/15/supper-in-a-dead-end/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 15:24:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Another beautiful, mild &#38; sunny weekend comes to a close At Arugam Bay Below are a few impressions how some enjoyed their last supper. The Eastern Coastal road still ends at  Arugam Bay &#38; beyond,. A real Dead End, at the the wide river at Kumana. No modern catering  facilities there. So far.]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Arugam Bay&#8221; International Airport</title>
		<link>http://www.arugam.info/2012/01/15/arugam-bay-international-airport/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 09:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Inauguration planned for this year : Mattala int’l airport on track By Shirajiv Sirimane &#8230;.&#8221;Tourists who will arrive in Mattala will also have minimum transit times to holiday destinations such as Nuwara Eliya and Arugam Bay.&#8221;&#8230;. With Sri Lanka aiming for a golden double of one million tourists and one million US dollars in revenue [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More Than Just Another Surfing Destination</title>
		<link>http://www.arugam.info/2012/01/14/more-than-just-another-surfing-destination/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2012 08:20:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[More Than Just Another Surfing Destination COOLANGATTA, Queensland/Australia (Thursday, 12 January, 2012) – For the last 2 year ASP Australasia have been involved in the running of one of the most exotic events on the ASP calendar – The SriLankan Airlines Pro. 2010 saw the event play host to the world’s best male surfers vying [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Adopt an AbaY dog</title>
		<link>http://www.arugam.info/2012/01/10/tapa/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 07:15:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anil</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At remote Arugam Bay, a few hundred homeless dogs are waiting to be adopted by caring animal lovers. Please help to save them. A sponsor has already been found to provided a suitable, safe  vehicle. To take them to Colombo or elsewhere on the island. All animals will be collected, fed, treated and transported with [...]]]></description>
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