Ethans writing about Sri Lanka

Ethan's Writing - Sri Lanka

LOCALternative – Sri Lanka: A Responsible Travel Map
A map of Sri Lanka for the responsible traveler, looking at local projects that follow alternative pathways to beneficial ends. Researched, written and project managed by Ethan and made possible by the Sewalanka Foundation. Glowingly reviewed in volume 4 number 5 (March 2007) of travelsrilanka magazine (see below), as well as Sri Lanka's Sunday Times (the largest-selling English-language Sunday newspaper).

"Sri Lanka ~ Unawatuna: Helping out, Post-tsunami"
A look at how to be a responsible traveler in Sri Lanka and lend a hand where it is needed. Published in Lonely Planet's Code Green – Experiences of a Lifetime (Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd, 2006). Download a PDF file (489 Kb).

Lonely Planet Web coverage of post-tsunami Sri Lanka
Ethan’s writing included
* feature articles: Bouncing Back and Building Up (PDF, 295 Kb), Getting in the Zone (PDF, 323 Kb), How to Help (PDF, 174 Kb) and Life Is a Beach (PDF, 194 Kb)
* a travel blog kept during his research trip for Lonely Planet
* downloadable LP Sri Lanka chapter updates for Jaffna and the North (PDF, 19 Kb) and the East (PDF, 40 Kb);
* Sri Lanka country overview updates for the LP website from Feb 2005 (PDF, 143 Kb) and May 2005 (PDF, 205 Kb).

travelsrilanka magazine
Ethan has made regular contributions to this travel and tourism magazine about Sri Lanka.

DESTINATIONS

"Bandarawela: The Alternative Hill Station", in volume 2 number 10 (August 2005) (download a PDF file of the cover [172 Kb] or article [728 Kb])
"Discovering the Health Triangle", in volume 2 number 10 (August 2005) (download a PDF file of the cover [172 Kb] or article [647 Kb])
"Green Colombo", in volume 3 number 2 (December 2005) (download a PDF file of the cover [225 Kb] or article [553 Kb])
"Sigiriya: The Eighth Wonder of the World", in volume 3 number 12 (October 2006) (download a PDF file of the cover [185 Kb] or article [647 Kb])
"Pidurangala Pilgrimage", in volume 3 number 12 (October 2006) (download a PDF file of the cover [185 Kb] or article [722 Kb])
"Taking a Green Break on the Road to Galle", in volume 4 number 1 (November 2006) (download a PDF file of the cover [129 Kb] or article [896 Kb])
"Going for Green Around Galle", in volume 4 number 1 (November 2006) (download a PDF file of the cover [129 Kb] or article [634 Kb])
"Sinharaja: The Green Treasure Trove", in volume 4 number 2 (December 2006) (download a PDF file of the cover [166 Kb] or article [791 Kb])
"Well-intentioned Around Weligama", in volume 4 number 3 (January 2007) (download a PDF file of the cover [207 Kb] or article [868 Kb])
"Beautiful Bolgoda: Green Past, Brown Future?", in volume 4 number 4 (February 2007) (download a PDF file of the cover [211 Kb] or article [545 Kb])
"West Coast Wetlands: Wealthlands, not Wastelands", in volume 4 number 5 (March 2007) (download a PDF file of the cover [239 Kb] or article [949 Kb])
"Community-Based Tourism: Two Kurunegala Case Studies", in volume 4 number 8 (June 2007) (download a PDF file of the cover [244 Kb] or article [301 Kb])
"Habarana: Centre for the Exploitation of Sigiriya, Pidurangala, and Ritigala", in volume 4 number 9 (July 2007) (download a PDF file of the cover [187 Kb] or article [376 Kb])
"The Habarana Hub: A Delight for Responsible Tourists", in volume 4 number 9 (July 2007) (download a PDF file of the cover [187 Kb] or article [291 Kb])

ACTIVITIES

"Discovering the Health Triangle", in volume 2 number 10 (August 2005) (download a PDF file of the cover [172 Kb] or article [647 Kb])
"The Southern Sweep: Cycling from Mountains to Coast", in volume 3 number 1 (November 2005) (download a PDF file of the cover [214 Kb] or article [528 Kb])
"Leg-Strong in Lanka: Travelling on Two Wheels", in volume 3 number 3 (January 2006) (download a PDF file of the cover [206 Kb] or article [544 Kb])

GREEN/RESPONSIBLE TRAVEL

"Green Colombo", in volume 3 number 2 (December 2005) (download a PDF file of the cover [225 Kb] or article [553 Kb])
"Alternative Tourism: Edging Centre Stage", in volume 3 number 7 (May 2006) (download a PDF file of the cover [136 Kb] or article [904 Kb])
"Why the Greening of Colombo Matters", in volume 3 number 7 (May 2006) (download a PDF file of the cover [136 Kb] or article [630 Kb])
"Taking a Green Break on the Road to Galle", in volume 4 number 1 (November 2006) (download a PDF file of the cover [129 Kb] or article [896 Kb])
"Going for Green Around Galle", in volume 4 number 1 (November 2006) (download a PDF file of the cover [129 Kb] or article [634 Kb])
"Sinharaja: The Green Treasure Trove", in volume 4 number 2 (December 2006) (download a PDF file of the cover [166 Kb] or article [791 Kb])
"Well-intentioned Around Weligama", in volume 4 number 3 (January 2007) (download a PDF file of the cover [207 Kb] or article [868 Kb])
"Beautiful Bolgoda: Green Past, Brown Future?", in volume 4 number 4 (February 2007) (download a PDF file of the cover [211 Kb] or article [545 Kb])
"West Coast Wetlands: Wealthlands, not Wastelands", in volume 4 number 5 (March 2007) (download a PDF file of the cover [239 Kb] or article [949 Kb])
"Community-Based Tourism: Two Kurunegala Case Studies", in volume 4 number 8 (June 2007) (download a PDF file of the cover [244 Kb] or article [301 Kb])
"The Habarana Hub: A Delight for Responsible Tourists", in volume 4 number 9 (July 2007) (download a PDF file of the cover [187 Kb] or article [291 Kb])

HOTELS

"Bandarawela Hotel", in volume 2 number 10 (August 2005) (download a PDF file of the cover cover [172 Kb] or article [720 Kb])
"Ranweli Holiday Village", in volume 4 number 5 (March 2007) (download a PDF file of the cover [239 Kb] or article [919 Kb])

MISCELLANEOUS

"For Richer, for Poruwa: Marriage Tourism in the Resplendent Isle", in volume 2 number 11 (September 2005) (download a PDF file of the cover [262 Kb] or article [639 Kb])
"The Guide to Tour Guides", in volume 3 number 3 (January 2006) (download a PDF file of the cover [206 Kb] or article [486 Kb])
" 'The Great Difference Between Beholders': Reflections on Travel", in volume 4 number 9 (July 2007) (download a PDF file of the cover [187 Kb] or article [263 Kb])

People’s Pamphlet
Ethan researched and wrote a short booklet designed to help the tsunami-affected people of Sri Lanka understand what happened and how the community had mobilized to help them. Published in three languages (English, Sinhala and Tamil) by the Consortium of Humanitarian Agencies in 2005.

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