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Jess Friend / July 1, 2014

Tales from Serendib #8 – Fortunate discoveries

Tales from Serendib #8 – Fortunate discoveries

The last instalment in my ‘Tales from Serendib’ mini-series…  In some respects I have delayed writing this…

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Jess Friend / June 19, 2014

Tales from Serendib #7 – Sri Lanka’s tea country

Tales from Serendib #7 – Sri Lanka’s tea country

Shamelessly repackaging a blog written in Sri Lanka, 2011… Time is hurtling forward! Already it’s week 7 and I…

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Jess Friend / April 11, 2014

Tales from Serendib #6 – partying Colombo style.

Tales from Serendib #6 – partying Colombo style.

This is the latest in an archival series about three months I spent in Sri Lanka in…

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Jess Friend / February 5, 2014

#5 Tales from Serendib: Gossip will not cook rice.

#5 Tales from Serendib: Gossip will not cook rice.

In a (perhaps) a somewhat stretched connection, last night I enjoyed a fascinating talk by Cyrus Todiwala,…

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Jess Friend / September 30, 2013

And the world’s fourth most popular city is…Abu Dhabi

And the world’s fourth most popular city is…Abu Dhabi

Often Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirate (UAE) capital, is overshadowed by its ritzy glitzy tourist-laden neighbour,…

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