Sri Lanka

Author: Richard Plunkett/Brigitte Ellemor
Publisher: Richard Plunkett/Brigitte Ellemor
Publish Date: 2005-04-01
Features: Whether you want to marvel at ancient cities or the Buddha’s tooth, combine picturesque beaches or follow the paths of elephants, this guide to the colour and flavours of Sri Lanka is your key to unlocking its secrets. 43 maps, including a colour country map; a colour section on the wildlife of Sri Lanka, plus essential tips for birdwatchers; the flavours of Sri Lanka, from a morning hop to an evening arrack; from cheap dens to colonial mansions – the scoop on where to puff your pillow.
Author Bio: Richard Plunkett, Richard grew up on a farm and vineyard near Avenel, Australia. He’s been a stock market reporker, rock concert reviewer, farm labourer, subeditor for The Big Issue, and once very briefly had the job of cleaning the minced tabutcher’s. He has worked on various Lonely Planet books to the subcontinent, including South India and Bangladesh. Brigitte Ellemor, Brigitte spent her school years living in different towns in northwestern Victoria with her school teaching parents, before taking off on her journalism career in western Victoria. Punctuated by trips to Europe and Asia, her time in newspapers ended when she felt there was more to life than getting the local angle on every event and opinion. Brigitte became an Australian Volunteer Abroad and lived and worked in Sri Lanka, where life took unexpected twists and turns. She joined Lonely Planet as an editor after returning and is now a managing editor in the Melbourne head office.