Sarah Cameron, Author at Footprint Travel Guides

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Things to do in Nepal

BY ROBERT FERGUSON Birdwatching Birdwatching in Nepal is outstanding. There have been 876 species recorded to date, including 35 globally threatened species, 19 near-threatened species and 15 restricted-range species. Look out…

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Festivals in Nepal

BY ROBERT FERGUSON There are numerous festivals to enjoy, a highlight for many people and worth witnessing if you have the chance. Every temple has its special festivals. Some, like Pashupatinath…

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Best of Sri Lanka

BY DAVID STOTT 1 Galle Face Green, Colombo Whether it’s sundowners at the Galle Face Hotel or mingling with the masses out on the Green, sunset from this iconic promenade is…

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Sri Lanka’s Sacred Summits

BY DAVID STOTT Adam’s Peak At the top of Sri Lanka’s holiest mountain, Sri Pada (‘holy foot’), is a giant footprint believed variously to belong to Lord Buddha, Shiva and Adam,…

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Cricket in Sri Lanka

BY DAVID STOTT In a football-fixated world, the Sri Lankan passion for the gentler charms of cricket can seem both strange and refreshing. When the national team plays, everyone watches; the…

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Clear Waters

BY DAVID STOTT Corals, invertebrates and dazzling fish – blue surgeon, comical parrot, butterfly, lion, large and small angels, snappers, groupers, barracudas and jackfish – all enjoy Sri Lanka’s warm coastal…

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Food and Drink

Malaysian Food

BY PAUL DIXON Malaysians love their food and the dishes of the three main communities, Malay, Chinese and Indian, comprise a hugely varied national menu. Even within each ethnic cuisine, there…

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A Gem of a Place

BY VICTORIA MCCULLOCH Sri Lanka is among the top five gem-bearing nations of the world. Washed out from the ancient rocks of the highlands, the gems are found in pockets of…

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Masked Dances

BY VICTORIA MCCULLOCH The Devil Dance evolved from the rural people’s need to appease malevolent forces in nature and seek blessing from good spirits when there was an evil spirit to…

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Esala Perahera

BY VICTORIA MCCULLOCH Esala Perahera (procession), Sri Lanka’s greatest festival, is of special significance. It is held in the lunar month of Esala (named after the Cassia fistula which blossoms at this time)…

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Best of Vietnam

BY DAVID W LLOYD 1 Hanoi Vietnam’s capital city is one of a kind. Chaotic it may be, but its charms far outweigh the traffic, with peaceful lakes, crumbling colonial buildings,…

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Indochina 5 ways

BY ANDREW SPOONER How should you plan your visit to Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia? This quintet of itineraries of different durations covers a range of themes and landscapes Two weeks A…

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