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Off to find whales

The trip was all good. Good people, good whales sightings, good weather, although rough waves. Managed to avoid sea sickness. A good time. Kept thinking of Pi stranded on this same ocean, same skies. Yes, I know it was just a novel, but real nonetheless.
Sri Lanka Part 1 - Beautiful Beaches

February 17th 2013
Departing Bangkok, in the spirit of budget conscious travellers on the road for a long haul, we opted to take a less expensive but much longer flight to Colombo, Sri Lanka, one which had us in transit for twelve hours. The good news is that we got to spend some time in what has to be one of the world's most beautiful and largest airports in Kuala Lampur, Malaysia, complete with lighting in the mas ... read more
Asia » Sri Lanka » Southern Province » Matara » Mirissa

Sri Lankan Flag The Sinhalese arrived in Sri Lanka late in the 6th century B.C., probably from northern India. Buddhism was introduced beginning in about the mid-third century B.C., and a great civilization developed at the cities of Anuradhapura (kingdom from circa... ... read more
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