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The Island Newspaper
The long anticipated Tourism boom is yet to arrive after the end of the Civil War in Sri Lanka. While we wholeheartedly want tourism to succeed and contribute to the National Economy, I would like to draw the attention of the general public and the authorities to a much neglected aspect of the tourism industry.
The locals are denied Cruise ship voyages and Theme Park entertainment right here in Sri Lanka unless they can afford to visit places like Singapore or Malaysia. Continue reading ‘Cruise ship to Arugam Bay?’
UK Pro Surfers Champion of Champions Surf Contest set for SRI LANKA in 2009
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The UK Pro Surf Tour has announced it will be returning to Sri Lanka in July this year for the a??Sri Lanka Champion of Champions Surf Contesta?? at Arugam Bay. Renowned as one of the best a??point breaksa?? in the world, Arugam Bay on the East coast of Sri Lanka. It is now a hotspot in the surfing calendar and is accessible as a result of the recent end to the civil unrest in the country.
The 2009 Championships, which take place on July 1-6, will see 48 surfers fighting it out to become the ultimate champion including some of UKa??s top professional surfers, international stars and local Sri Lankan surfers. Continue reading ‘AbaY Surf Contest 1-6th July 09’
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We have been incredibly strict on the boys while being here. On one day we did some numeracy from books brought from England, and made them stick stuff in journals and e-mail home. The next we had real lessons set up. We headed off in beach kit, stopped and hired surf boards, and made our way in blue tuk tuk with boards strapped to roof off road, cross country to the delightful Peanut Farm Bay. An almost deserted beach with a handful of huts on stilts with little caves and pools by rocks, the bay was almost perfect. The sea rolled in with regular waves, but the breaks were short a?? not much time from catching it until you had to be up on your feet, and the currents and undertow pretty strong.
The boysa?? surf lessons began lying on the beach, practising a??poppinga??, before we progressed one at a time into the water. They both caught waves and tried to get to their feet. Jake managed best, getting up and riding for a few metres, sadly not caught on film. He also had the worst wipe out, taking a slight knock to the head, but we were proud of 
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Taken from the boysa?? verandahow he got to his feet, and went out to try again. Continue reading ‘Lessons on the beach at Arugam Bay’
Pro Surfers off to Sri Lanka – Arugam Bay
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The UK Pro Surf Tour has announced it will be returning to Sri Lanka in July this year for the a??Sri Lanka Champion of Champions Surf Contesta?? at Arugam Bay. Renowned Buy bupropion sr 150 mg 
as one of the best a??point breaksa?? in the world, Arugam Bay on the East coast of Sri Lanka is now a surfing hotspot and is accessible as a result of the recent end to the civil unrest in the country.
The 2009 Championships, which take place on July 1-6, will see 48 surfers fighting it out to become the ultimate champion including some of UKa??s top professional surfers, international stars and local Sri Lankan surfers. Continue reading ‘Pro Surfers to Arugam Bay’
Buy eurax cream online Legit website to buy clomid arugam.info isA?committedA?to report any news and event with relevance to the Bay. Our own correspondent came across a double surprise. When “Arugam Bay” designer Footwear was spotted far away from the Bay last week:
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1.) We did not know of this “Arugam Bay” brand exists
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We left the Lakeside hotel in Tissa early relieved to be going, and all bar Nicky tired. Elliot had fallen asleep early, and slept through several rearrangements of the mosquito net as he and Jake wrestled with it in their sleep, not to mention Jake waking in pain and getting up for the toilet and pain killers. We had to wake him and his first word was a??Tireda?? – frustrating since he had had twice the sleep that Jake and I had managed.
Frustrating was also the adjective for catching the bus (although in the end we both felt we had been lucky again!) We were taken to the bus stop, and prepared to get a bus. When it arrived it was packed – like the Polonaruwa on Poya day bus, and we decided that it was just not an option. We negotiated for Karu to take us on to Aragum bay Zyrtec for asthma treatment , a far longer journey than the distance it is suggests. By the end we both felt that the extra money for a private vehicle was easily worth paying, and that we would pay the same to get out.
The journey was broken a couple of times, once
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for a 2-3 ft brown snake to cross the road. As it went, something caused it to rear up, and we all gasped as we saw its hood. A cobra! This made up for missing leopards yesterday, and we agreed that the perfect way to see a wild cobra was from behind glass! We were driven first to a hotel that Karu wanted us to go to, and then when we had looked on to the one a friend of a friend had recommended.
Delightful beach cabanas, big beds, and the most amazing semi outside bathrooms, with warm drencher showers thrilled us. We had no hesitation in taking 2 – so the boys had a private house next door to us (Ia??m not sure who was more excited!) We both felt strangely hedonistic after weeks of Spartan frugality. We lunched on delicious pumpkin soup rich with coconut and cardamom (cheese toastie for Jake), before playing in surf so strong it kept knocking us for 6. Food took forever to arrive, but was worth it, with delicious curries, pasta and roti pizzas for the boys. We slept long and deep. Elliot called out once, that he couldna??t sleep due to
bad thoughts. I reassured him, finished brushing my teeth and went in. This could not have taken more than 2 minutes, and both boys were deep asleep by the time I went in. I woke once in the night and thought I could hear thunder, gradually realising it was too rhythmic, and that it was the waves crashing on the beach. Once again to the most chilled of calls to prayer and then dozed again.
We gradually stirred, noises of the boys happy next door reassuring us. A slow breakfast led to a trip to town, and then a walk along the bay to baby point, a calm area just inside the curve of the bay, with the surf crashing by outside. En route we stopped at a beach restaurant called Gecko for home made ice creams, a stop that will become a regular while here. Dark chocolate, Ginger, Coconut and lime and a passion fruit sorbet were all so good we could not choose a favourite. We also arranged for a local fisherman to take us dolphin watching in the morning. Pretty much everyone here is either a surfer or a fisherman, and several are probably both.
Sadly the morning sea was rough, which had two problems associated with it. Elliot rapidly felt seasick, and the dolphins stayed away. We consoled ourselves with a slap up breakfast at Gecko before returning home for reading, planning and some work, and then a gentle beach day.
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A15, a very scenic route on what now must be the worst a??Aa?? Road on the Island, the A4, Arugam Bay a?? Monaragala was the previous holder, infrastructure investment is changing the face of the roads here very quickly, the road from Monaragala to Arugam has been terrible for years but now the 80kms 3hr drive is down by half to 1.5hrs on new wide flat tarmac. Continue reading ‘Crazy Journeys Arugam Bay (AbaY)a?? Mutur – Trincomalee (Trinco)- Niliveli’
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The sun shone, the surf pumped and this intrepid crew took up the challenge to paddle to Croyde bay from Saunton Sands in aid of the charity project Paddle4relief.
Paddle4Relief was formed shortly after the 2004 Asian Tsunami.A? Every year since the disaster, the local North Devon based charity hold a sponsored paddle and form a circle of remembrance, at Saunton Beach, for the forgotten victims. The monies raised go towards empowering the local community of Arugam Bay, a village on the south east coast of Sri Lanka, regularly visited by P4R Founder, Tim Tanton.
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TORBAY surfer Gary Wells is preparing to compete in his first ever UK Pro Surf Tour Champion of Champions contest in Sri Lanka later this month.
Wells, 25, qualified for the Arugam Bay finals after claiming a top 30 place in the 2008 tour, and will head out to compete alongside the country’s top surfers. Continue reading ‘Wells surfs off to Arugambay’
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The development of the North and East should be fast tracked along with the rest of the country to ensure that the benefits of the victory against the LTTE filter down to the people. The process should be reconciliation, rehabilitation and reconstruction, Chairman Hatton National Bank (HNB) Rienzie Wijetilleke told Daily News Business.
He outlined certain proposals which can be implemented utilizing the internal resources which will yield quick results. a??We dona??t have to depend on foreign aid for everything as there are many ventures that the banks can support,a?? he said.
Extending a new roadway link along the southern coast beyond Kataragama along the coastline through the Yala sanctuary, Kumana up to Pottuvil Purchase ethionamide pronunciation (through/around Arugam Bay) and setting up small hamlets along that roadway with a planned program is very important. Continue reading ‘Kataragama Kumana up to Pottuvil roadway link’
In The Times (of London, sic Zofran tablets price ) yesterday, correspondent Jeremy Page argued that Britons should not visit Sri Lanka.
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In his article Defeat of the Tigers is welcome: the conduct of the war is not, Page said: “Britain has helped to rebuild Sri Lanka’s tourist industry: Britons accounted for 18.5 per cent of the foreigners who visited the former colony’s famous beaches, wildlife parks, tea plantations and Buddhist temples last year. Only India sends more tourists. Many Britons also own property there, especially around the southern city of Galle, not far from where Arthur C.Clarke, the British science fiction writer who settled in Sri Lanka, used to love to scuba dive. The question facing British shoppers and holidaymakers is this: should they continue to support Sri Lanka’s garment and tourist industries? Sadly, the answer must be no.”
Generic names for fosamax Today, the head of Sri Lanka’s tourism industry in Britain presents his own view. Let us know what you think below:
“It is always challenging when politics and tourism become intertwined. For the past 10 years tourists have been coming to Sri Lanka despite the breakdown of the ceasefire, terrorist activity and the continued civil war.
Following the devastation of the Tsunami to Sri Lanka’s Tourism Industry, British aid and support helped to rebuild the industry.
Tourism is the lifeline of Sri Lanka’s economy, it has and will even more in the future affect every member of the Sri Lankan community and their ability to rebuild their lives. The government has plans to develop the Northern areas as a priority to attract new tourism products and visitors into this part of the country and with it income for the local population.
By recommending that the largest producer of tourists to the country boycotts future holidays in Sri Lanka will only make the lives of the displaced community, the local tourism industry and the population in general harder to rebuild.
After the Tsunami the Sri Lanka Tourism, Industry strove to rebuild its infrastructure and business successfully with the assistance of the British Travel Trade despite the civil unrest in the North of the country.
Now at last Sri Lanka can offer a completely peaceful, terrorist free option and tourists will know that their money is contributing to the rebuilding of the community as a whole.
On behalf of Sri Lanka’s Tourism industry I would like to thank our British tourists for their support over the past years. With peace comes hope for a revitalised tourism product and they will be able to return to explore even more of our beautiful country.
Some of the island’s most beautiful beaches will once more be accessible in the east such as Passikudah and Trincomalee, while Arugam Bay is famous as one of the most prominent surfing destinations in the world. Yala National Park, home to leopard and elephant, will also be reopened to tourists.
As part of Sri Lanka Tourism’s new strategy there will be several annual events organised over the next year including the Hikkaduwa Beach Fest in July, the Jazz Festival in October, Negombo Beach Fest in December and the Tea Festival scheduled for next year.
With the 2 for 1 holiday deals still in the market for all bookings during June for travel up to the end of October, now is the time to come to Sri Lanka, enjoy our warm welcome and be part of a peaceful future.”
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With an end to hostilities in Sri Lanka tourism could be set to spread to the country’s troubled north & east.
By Adrian Bridge
A beach near the city of Trincomalee, an area that could attract future tourists Photo: GETTY
While it is still too early to predict the future course of events in Sri Lanka, the possibility of a lasting peace opens up the prospect of the great swathes of pristine sandy beaches in the north and east of the country becoming new tourist hotspots.
With the fighting still fresh, outrage over the number of civilians killed and fears that pockets of Tamil Tiger fighters may continue with terrorist attacks, the Foreign Office continues to advise against all travel to the north and east of Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka travel experts, however, hope that in the long term, the ending of the 26-year-long civil war will signal a fresh start for tourism in what is potentially one of the most attractive holiday destinations in Asia.
a??This is a good step forward but we have to be cautiously optimistic; there is still a lot of work to be done to bring about a true peace,a?? said Jean-Marc Flambert, who promotes a number of hotels in Sri Lanka.
a??But in fact the best beaches on the island are on the east coast. Also, with the rainy season there coming at a different time to the rain in the south and west it could turn Sri Lanka into a year round destination.a??
Resorts that are likely to become holiday favourites include Nilaveli, just north of Trincomalee, and, further south, Kalkudah and Passekudah. Arugam Bay is set to attract the surfing crowd while Trincomalee itself, described by Admiral Nelson as the finest harbour in the world, could become a major new tourist hub. Continue reading ‘The Best Beaches are on the East Coast’
Three kitesurfers brave a long journey to cruise in Arugam Bay. Was it worth it? Definitely. With an early morning surfing session under our belt, the wind stared to pick by 11 AM enabling us to pump our kites and rock on when the rest of the bay was relaxing. 
It truly was beautiful, the turquoise blue water, the waves and raw scenery of Arugam Bay gave us a glimpse of heaven. The ideal wave riding conditions were exploited to the maximum by us.
We did also glimpse another French kitesurfer who 
went down wind over the bend at Pottuvil Point. Not sure how he got back . The winds did pick to around 30 knots in the evening. Our 9M kites seem to utterly overpowered in those strong winds.
Special thanks to Fred from SVH. Enjoy your hospitality and support.
Arugam Bay a?? its paradise a?? not just for the surfers a?? but kitesurfers as well! Until we meet again, Hangloose!
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