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Film Review: The Bridge on the River Kwai Celeste Heiter - cheiter [29,099] Based on the novel Le Pont de la Rivière Kwaï by Pierre Boulle, The Bridge on the River Kwai debuted in 1957 to critical acclaim and award-winning recognition, including Best Director for David Lean,... Destinations: Burma \| Sri Lanka \| Thailand \| Japan Topics: People \| Performing Arts \| 20th Century History \| War & Conflict
Observing the Poll in Sri Lanka's Paddy-lands catherine mcguire - cmcguire [115] The mosquito nets - plastic-wrapped hoops of candy-pink - hanging outside the general stores on the journey into Eastern Province - were the first sign we had entered the paddy-lands of Ampara. Vast,... Destinations: Sri Lanka \| Colombo Topics: 20th Century History
Making for the Hills Kenneth Champeon - kchampeon [19,644] I remember exclaiming with awe when I woke up in Simla (or Shimla, as it is often spelled and pronounced) and stepped out of my room to view the landscape, which I had been unable to see on the... Destinations: Burma \| Indonesia \| Pakistan \| Colombo \| Manila \| India \| Sri Lanka \| Shimla \| Yangon \| Islamabad \| Philippines \| Jakarta Topics: 20th Century History \| Architecture

Film Review: The Bridge on the River Kwai

Celeste Heiter - cheiter [29,099]

Based on the novel Le Pont de la Rivière Kwaï by Pierre Boulle, The Bridge on the River Kwai debuted in 1957 to critical acclaim and award-winning recognition, including Best Director for David Lean,...

Destinations: Burma | Sri Lanka | Thailand | Japan
Topics: People | Performing Arts | 20th Century History | War & Conflict

Observing the Poll in Sri Lanka's Paddy-lands

catherine mcguire - cmcguire [115]

The mosquito nets - plastic-wrapped hoops of candy-pink - hanging outside the general stores on the journey into Eastern Province - were the first sign we had entered the paddy-lands of Ampara. Vast,...

Destinations: Sri Lanka | Colombo
Topics: 20th Century History

Making for the Hills

Kenneth Champeon - kchampeon [19,644]

I remember exclaiming with awe when I woke up in Simla (or Shimla, as it is often spelled and pronounced) and stepped out of my room to view the landscape, which I had been unable to see on the...

Destinations: Burma | Indonesia | Pakistan | Colombo | Manila | India | Sri Lanka | Shimla | Yangon | Islamabad | Philippines | Jakarta
Topics: 20th Century History | Architecture

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