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Sri Lanka: An idyllic paradise at war

Written byRezwan

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Posted 16 October 2008 17:49 GMT

LaneEnder shares his travel experience in Sri Lanka and comments: “Jaffna, is quite beautiful and has everything an idyllic paradise should have. It is hot.., smiling friendly people, palms and coconut trees, beautiful lagoons – and a war with Army checkpoints at every junction and a 9pm curfew.”

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