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My Long Long Journey to Kapit, Sarawak

Posted on October 26, 2014 by jipp

One of the trips that I anticipated most this year was a trip to Kapit, one of the innermost parts of Sarawak in the Borneon island of Malaysia. I had always wanted to go there for the fact that I … Continue reading →

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Scaling the Adam’s Peak, The Holiest Mountain in Sri Lanka

Posted on September 29, 2014 by jipp

One of the things that excited me most about visiting Sri Langka was the idea of climbing up to the Adam’s Peak or Sri Pada as it is locally known. We took a train from Kandi to Hatton and that … Continue reading →

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Conquering Selangor

Posted on September 14, 2014 by jipp

So, after postponing the plan like several times, I finally made my way up to the peak of Gunung Nuang last weekend, on the day when (most) Malaysians were celebrating its 57th Independence Day although it was very much disputable since … Continue reading →

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Standing on Top of Sigiriya

Posted on August 21, 2014 by jipp

I was first interested to come to Sri Lanka when I saw a picture of a massive column of rock with ruins of an ancient palace on top of it – towering out in a vast area of flatland. The … Continue reading →

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Visiting the Ancient City of Polonnaruwa

Posted on August 18, 2014 by jipp

Malaysia might be much bigger in size than Sri Lanka, but Sri Lanka has twice the number of UNESCO World Heritage Sites than it is in Malaysia. There are currently 8 UNESCO Sites in Sri Lanka compared to 4 in … Continue reading →

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