Touring Asia 2004

Asian weddings, mountains and beaches in 2004

A few weeks before the Tsunami of 2004, we travel across Southeast Asia and Sri Lanka for weddings, mountains and white sand beaches.

Dec 28, 2004 •

Duleepa Wijayawardhana

We will carry a holy, blessed flag up fat mountains

Our climbing flag is blessed to climb fat mountains and I return to the frozen lands of Edmonton

Dec 8, 2004 •

Duleepa Wijayawardhana

How to dress like a fat Kandyan prince

My brother gets married in beautiful Kandy. I mall hop in Colombo with some geeks.

Dec 5, 2004 •

Duleepa Wijayawardhana

The old green backpack switcheroo in Changi

Where we discover the popularity of certain Canadian backpack brands and get requests for duty free washing machines

Dec 1, 2004 •

Duleepa Wijayawardhana

James Bond Island, fish bites, and whitewater rafting

We survive Scaramanga's lair, find paradise, taunt the Andaman sea gods, and say good bye

Dec 1, 2004 •

Duleepa Wijayawardhana

Where we concoct the Pineapple Waterhole

Hotels with geysers and beach front cocktails under pink neon light

Nov 28, 2004 •

Duleepa Wijayawardhana

Pirates and eventual taxis in Bangkok

Where the crew explore Bangkok, talk like pirates, discover the meaning of 'Taxi' and get delayed -- again

Nov 27, 2004 •

Duleepa Wijayawardhana

Mangrove swamps and our "neighbours from the south"

Where we say good-bye to millions of invisible birds and hope our neighbours to the south refrain from declaring war

Nov 26, 2004 •

Duleepa Wijayawardhana

How to not get flooded in a van from Poring to Kota Kinabalu

We survive a hair-raising van ride, discover great customer service and settle into Kota Kinabalu

Nov 25, 2004 •

Duleepa Wijayawardhana

Sunrise on South East Asia's highest point

Where we watch the most spectacular sunrise over Borneo after countless steps.

Nov 24, 2004 •

Duleepa Wijayawardhana

"... the flight to Kota Kinabalu is at present retarded..."

Where we fly to Kota Kinabalu and ready to climb Mt. Kinabalu surrounded by a drought of working ATMs

Nov 22, 2004 •

Duleepa Wijayawardhana

Where I swallow my fortune in Singapore

Through LAX to the jewel of asia, Singapore, where friends meet, plans are made and fortunes swallowed.

Nov 21, 2004 •

Duleepa Wijayawardhana

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