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Sri Lanka dazzles with its splendor and resilience  Peter Shelper – A view of Sigiriya, where a rogue king built a magnificent palace out of rock and extensive water gardens SOURCE:–treehugger The island that Marco Polo once described as “the most beautiful in the world” lived up to its reputation. Exactly one year ago, I embarked on my first trip to Sri Lanka. Unfortunately it never happened because, while I was flying from Toronto to my connection in Abu Dhabi, three churches and three luxury hotels around Colombo were bombed, killing 259 people and injuring five hundred. It was Easter Sunday, April 21, 2019. Needless to say, the trip, which had been arranged by Intrepid Travel for a group of writers in honor of Sri Lanka being named top travel destination of the year by Lonely Planet, was called off. Over the months that followed, I thought often of the trip that never was. ...