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Sri Lanka: Heritage Sites and Happy People

Sri Lankan Serendipity By Kim Schneider Just inside the entrance to Colombo’s Gangaramaya temple, the six travelers in our group attracted more attention than even the quizzical puppy sitting at the feet of a monk wrapped in a toga-style robe of bright orange. We were more of an attraction than…

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Astonishing Astana, the Crown Jewel of Kazakhstan

Astana, The Capital City of Flashy Buildings and Marvelous Sights By Isabelle Kagan Astana, simply meaning “capital” in Kazakh, became the capital city of Kazakhstan in 1997 after a government relocation from Almaty, a much older city about 1000 km farther south. The switch was made for multiple reasons: Astana…

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