So even though I havent been doing to well on the entries front (talking a laptop to South America to fix that), I’ve gotten plenty of pictures up.  Take a look at me in front of cool stuff in the following places:

Singapore - Singapore

Indonesia - Bukit Luwang, Medan, Paulu Weh, Lake Toba

Malaysia - Malaka, Kuala Lumpur, Penang

Oh, and Sri Lanka was back there too if anyone missed those. 

Categories: Singapore, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Photos, Travel
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5200 steps. 

5200 steps up

5200 steps down. 

That is the effort required to reach the top of Sri Lanka’s mythical Adam’s peak.  And what is the amazing reward at the top that inspires such feats of endurance?  Fog. 

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Sightseeing in Sri Lanka is pretty easily broken down into three groups.  Ancient Cities, Beaches, and Tea Plantations.  For Ancient Cities head north, for the beaches you have your pick of miles of beautiful coastline; just pull over anywhere and you’ll be happy.  For the lush hills covered in tea plantations, Haputale and Ella are the places to be.  The small towns hug the cliffs and the beautiful train ride between the two is definitely the way to go, as long as you don’t have any issues with vertigo. 

 

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There is a relatively new traveling phenomenon, forwarded by websites such as CouchSurfing.com and HospitalityClub.org, that opens new avenues for meeting people and experiencing a country.  The way it works is this: you have a free spot where someone could pass the night, (eg: a room, a couch, the floor) you list it online along with some personal information, and those passing through your neighborhood might send you a message to take you up on the offer.  Even those who don’t have place to offer can still sign up to grab coffee of a drink with people passing by.  The “CouchSurfing” community was growing large in Atlanta when I left, and this seems to be the year that it is spreading around the world.  It was in this way that I spent my first night in Sri Lanka.

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Categories: CouchSurfing, Sri Lanka, Travel
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