The rise of whale watching in Sri Lanka has become a fantastic feature of holidays in Sri Lanka in recent times. Sri Lanka has emerged as one of the world’s …
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Sam Clark
Sam Clark
Sam Clark is one of the founding members of Experience Travel Group. His passion for Asia was first ignited by the travel writing of Norman Lewis, combined with the sad fact that the furthest he went as a child was to Scotland. Ever since spending his 19th birthday in Northern India, he has been making up for lost time, travelling all over the world including a stint living in Sri Lanka. Posts by Sam
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We are super excited here at the Experience Travel ‘traveloplex’ as we’ve finally able to announce our new street food tours in Bangkok. We’ve been trying for years to find …
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Latest Travel News and Views from AsiaThe Maldives
Mohamed Nasheed Resigns as President of The Maldives
by Sam ClarkPresident Mohamed Nasheed resigned today in the face of mounting protests from opposition groups following the arrest and detention of a senior judge. Â HE has been succeeded by Waheed Hassan …
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We are pleased to say that our ‘Sri Lanka’s North and East’ tour has been selected by Wanderlust Magazine as one of their 50 best new trips for 2012.
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UPDATE: If you would like to know about England’s cricket tour to Sri Lanka 2020, please see this blog. Galle International Stadium The International 1st Test Sri Lanka v England 2012 …
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Latest Travel News and Views from AsiaSri Lanka
Experience Travel Organise Guardian Trip to Sri Lanka
by Sam ClarkThe travel section of the Guardian last Saturday published an excellent article by travel journalist Ben Tarring about his family visit to Sri Lanka. I thought it was an excellent …
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The dates are in and the England Cricket Team are playing Test Matches against Sri Lanka in Galle between 26th and 30th March and in Colombo 2nd and 6th April. …
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Across AsiaLatest Travel News and Views from AsiaSustainable Travel
Cycling through Cambodia and Vietnam for MAG International
by Sam ClarkExperience Travel is really pleased to sponsor Anthony Douglas as he will be cycling through Cambodia and Vietnam to raise money for MAG International (Mines Advisory Group); who deliver landmine …
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At Experience Travel there are certain things we like. One of those things is good, clear and sensible special offers. We like what will help us make a sale – …
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Some of you might have heard that the Sri Lanka Govt (in their infinite wisdom) decided to abolish visa on arrival for tourists. This cunning ruse has been abandoned after …
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The legend that is Muttiah ‘Murali’ Muralitharan plays his last test this weekend – at Galle against India.’ We at Experience Travel salute one of the greatest players that has …
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They say trouble comes in threes and if that is true then we are at Experience Travel can look forward to a restful summer. We’ve had the volcanic ash, the …
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We’ve had 2 directors and a staff member in Sri Lanka for the bulk of this month – looking at product, talking to suppliers and generally making a’ nuisence of …
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This week we are delighted to have Sidantha Kumara as our guest blogger. Sid is one of our finest guides – a fantastic guy who has taught us so much …
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Exciting news that on January 15th 2010 you will be able to experience a solar eclipse from Galle in southern Sri Lanka. Apparently it will be an annular eclipse, so …
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Across AsiaLatest Travel News and Views from Asia
Rick Stein’s Far Eastern Odyssey: A Review
by Sam ClarkRick Stein did us a massive favour by doing a programme that focused, almost exclusively, on the area that we specialise in. Apart from Laos, all our bases were covered …
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For years intrepid backpackers (our co-founder Tom Armstrong among them) have raved about the quality of Beer Lao, the locally brewed beer served throughout Loas but rarely found elsewhere.
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The Sri Lankan Government today announced that the 25 year civil year that has blighted the country was over
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Top 5 misconceptions about Sri Lankan Rice and Curry 1: It’s basically a type of Indian curry. A myth propagated by Indian restaurants abroad with their Ceylon curries – generally …
The great beast lurking around any travel business these days (Google itself of course excluded) is the mighty Trip Advisor. No one in the travel business can ignore Trip Advisor …
Latest Travel News and Views from AsiaSri Lanka
Special Deals during the quiet season in Sri Lanka
by Sam Clark
Sri Lanka is traditionally very quiet in May, June and July. The reason is that this is the time the south-west monsoon traditionally hits the south-west coast. However, we think …
Latest Travel News and Views from AsiaSri Lanka
Presidential Elections in Sri Lanka 26th Jan, 2010
by Sam Clark
It’s just been confirmed that there will be a Presidential Election in Sri Lanka on 26th January. It’s basically a face-off between the two great war heroes of popular Sri …