Celebrating Vesak Day in Sri Lankan Way The train to Anantapur from Colombo broke down, long story. We had to get off at Kurungala. It was a pleasant experience, actually, but the accident left us without a plan. We decided to visit Dambulla, about 50km away from where we were. For the first time, we […]
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A big male elephant lifted his trunk toward us. Looked like he was yawning, or talking. “He’s smelling us.” Said our guide, smiling. Elephant’s sense of smell is four times better than a bloodhound. The first elephant we saw was quite curious about us. I thought elephants would be terrified by humans,
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Capri by Fraser – the finest place to live in Singapore Although I ignored Singapore this time around, I can proudly say I had a good reason. Capri by Fraser has been my home and office for eleven days in Singapore. I cherish a little bit of routine I can get on the
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Where is your favorite place in Malaysia? “Where is your favorite place in Malaysia?” I asked my Malaysian friends. More than half of them answered “Penang”. I never made it to Penang during my first and second visit to Malaysia. It was marked on my guidebook, but I was captivated the beauty and comfort in
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The Gardens by the Bay is more than a just indoor garden The Pandora (the city in movie Avatar) must look like this if it exists in the real world. The Na’vi must live around the Supertree and take a bath under the Cloud Forest. Giant dragonfly is a transportation, and so as the skybridge.
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#RJInstaChat! 22 May, 2013 10am GMT +8 (Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong…) (21th May 10pm EST/ 7pm PST) The subject of next week is: ‘Street art’ This week’s #RJInstaChat was fun! We learned about interesting destinations and saw great photos. You can still see the photos and share your experience here: Q1. Where did you
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Malaysia with iPhone 3G The third time back to one of my favourite countries in the world, Malaysia, was a full of surprises and delights. Once more, I realized why I love this place so much. My cameras were busy during the two weeks in Malaysia. The food, sights, people, and landscape were just
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A Very Special Visit to Cameron Highlands Visiting the Cameron Highlands is like going to the Vatican City as a Catholic. Maybe that’s a bit of an exaggeration, but you get the feeling of what I wanted to share. I’m a big tea drinker. Ever since my friend Diana introduced me the world of tea
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The main reason I wanted to go to the Philippines was the world-famous beaches. Boracay and Cebu are two of the most popular honeymoon destinations to Korean newlyweds. I’ve heard the emerald color beach, which we don’t have in Korea, is wonderful in the Philippines but I’ve never been yet. The fact I don’t enjoy
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What’s up with this beautiful sunset in island countries? Sunset has been exquisite in the Philippines, almost every evening ever since I got here. In Panay, Guimaras, Negros and Malapascua; the sunset continuously surprised me over last two weeks. The last place I saw a series of great sunset was Borneo, Malaysia. Is this
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