Do you know where your food is from? Just a few days before this day, I was quite frustrated about my time in Sri Lanka. Accommodation was VERY expensive, compared to other living costs, and I felt like everything that was related to ‘tourism’ immediately segregated me and the people. I didn’t feel like
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My Favorite Moments in Sri Lanka #Note: the number is simply for counting, not ranking. 1. When I gave a pen to a grown man I never thought this day would come. A grown Sri Lankan who was walking behind me said “pen?” when I turned around. This happened in Haputale, a small town in
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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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#RJInstaChat! 5th June, 2013 10am GMT +8 (Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong…) (4th June 10pm EST/ 7pm PST) The subject of next week is: ‘Pets’ 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.Do you Instagram on the
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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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