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When “good” things come together. You get art. 😝 #contemporary #art #seattle #🇺🇸 #usa #street #gum #gumwall #greatgumwall #vegemite #throwback #tb #vsco #collab #public #vscocam (at The Great Gum Wall of Seattle) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bto62mFhIeb/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=q47ymcdne5m9

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Fell in love with this amazing flight of stairs. #seattle #🇺🇸 #usa #universityofwashington #architecture #stairs #old #throwback #tb #vsco #vscocam (at Suzzallo Library) https://www.instagram.com/p/BtnSBlvhaZw/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1ql931rbagpyf

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Grand Halls & Libraries. #seattle #🇺🇸 #universityofwashington #library #suzzalolibrary #vsco #vscocam #ig #instagram #architecture #tb #throwback (at Suzzallo Library) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bta6fwDhtVV/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=vqrejq1nde40

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Adoring great sunsets in the windy cold. Seattle’s weather is always surprising its visitors. Also, on this ride, I met two of the most intriguing travel partners. 😊 (at Seattle Great Wheel) https://www.instagram.com/p/BtZSkzwhR0R/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1ccysve35vpyl

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Tableau, North Edge Building (at Tableau Software) https://www.instagram.com/p/BtYCL7AB00a/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=zx9tw8p36317

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Dambulla Cave Temple.

Dambulla Cave Temple. A UNESCO world heritage site. There lies five caves where the intricate carvings of Buddha over different times and Sri Lanka dynasties. It’s an amazing architectural marvel across many dynasties and the preservation is unreal!

#dambulla #dambullacavetemple #unesco #heritage #ingenuinearchitecture #vscocam #vsco #instagram #snapseed (at Dambulla, Sri Lanka) https://www.instagram.com/p/BoXtJFwhSmE/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=lnabrpngl9jm

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Kandy. The city in-between the wet and dry zone. At this point we’re still 600m above sea level and temperatures are starting to hit the mid 20s. What you see here is the heart of the city, and Kandy Lake (or Kiri Muhuda, or the Sea of Milk) is a manmade lake built in the 1800s next to the iconic “Temple of the Tooth”. @x_estherchong and I took a relaxing walk around the lake. The bustling traffic, businesses and city activities that reside around this lake is simply amazing. The lake is surrounded by hills where we grabbed this shot before heading to our hotel. #kandy #kandylake #kirimuhuda #cityscape #town #srilanka #scenic #fromthehilltop #topdeck #vantagepoints #vsco #vscocam #snapseed (at Kandy) https://www.instagram.com/p/BoKudkcB5BR/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1kx5tf3l9ov7c

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Train Stations. The pseudo start and end point to one’s journeys.. #iconic #trains #trainstation #srilanka #nuwaraeliya #nanuoya #tracks #mood (at Nanu Oya, Sri Lanka) https://www.instagram.com/p/BoILNHVhInz/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=100rzf64ng1nc

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Heritance Tea Factory Hotel, a wonderful charm atop Nuwara Eliya. We’re on the hill tops amongst the tea plantations. The hotel used to be an old tea factory. Now turned into a hotel, while keep the rustic charm and moving parts of the old elevators, moving motors and wooden floorboards. Extremely lovely. Sadly I fell sick, ran a fever and had to spend an entire day resting in bed. This was on the second morning after, where I was well enough to be back on my feet, seeing these dogs look out into the beautiful sunrise. Thank you @x_estherchong for taking care of me. #nuwaraeliya #srilanka #heritanceteafactory #heritanceteafactoryhotel #beautiful #sunrise #instagram #natureswonders #doggo #dogpatrol #vsco #instagram (at Nuwara Eliya) https://www.instagram.com/p/BoFgNU5BPkh/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=dmi404ug73qh

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Missed the leopard by that little bit. We drove down this road looking for the leopard. We reached the end of the road, and luck wasn’t with us, so we u-turned. Suddenly our driver stopped, pointing to the ground where these fresh leopard paw prints were next/on top of our tyre tracks! We scoured around but couldn’t see the evasive animal. A big miss for us, but I guess that’s all part of the allure of the safari. #safari #wildlife #pawprint #yala #natioanlpark #yalanationalpark #srilanka #leopard #tracks #nearmiss (at Yala National Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bn_V0S8hj-x/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=q1t75fcojyh2

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Welcome to the dry zone. The area we’re in, Yala, South-East Sri Lanka, is very dry and largely arid. In our 24 hours in the region, I remember feeling pretty dehydrated all the time. The area features salt-pans, lots of sand, and shrilled dry plants with many thistles, leaves with surface area so fine and small to last the dry, hot weather. In this photo, we were standing at a man-made lake/reservoir, in preparation for plans to irrigate the lower lands. If you zoom in on the left, you may think it’s water plants sticking out of the water, look a little closer and you’ll realize that these were full-grown trees, now, submerged underwater in this man-made lake. #manmade #reservoir #submergedtrees #water #treeunderwater #yala #srilanka #yalanationalpark #jeep #nature #irrigation #waterplanning #dryzone #vsco #snapseed (at Yala, Sri Lanka) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bn96W6AhuoV/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=164d5u12fs2jc

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The morning where we made our way to Yala National Park. The glowing orange acted like a starting flag to the day. #sunrise #safari #yala #yalanationalpark #srilanka #sunrise #orange #sun #glow #epicmornings #epicsunrise #morning #jeep (at Yala National Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bn7UM9GB-jG/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=3nozplfc0ho6

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“...When will my reflection show, who I am inside...” - Lea Salonga, Mulan (Disney) This shot was taking at about 5:45am in the morning. We had to commute to the safari really early in hopes of catching a glimpse of the wild animals. But what took my breath away were some of these lakes and the fauna (or lack-thereof). #sunrise #yalanationalpark #yala #srilanka #safari #nationalpark #earlymorning #reflection #deadtree #scenery #mood #nature #tree #waterbody #lake #morningviews (at Yala National Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bn3Xjrunppx/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=ai522vryit93

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So we don’t get Auto-Rickshaws in Singapore 🇸🇬 (and honestly I’m glad we don’t). But for a large part in the developing world and especially the countries around us (Thailand, Indonesia, India, Philippines, Cambodia, China, and in this pic, Sri Lanka) all boasts the affordable ride! There’s this little charm in the ordinary Tuk-Tuk, and I salute to the motorist who have the patience to share the road with them 😂 Did you know, “Bajaj Auto” 🇮🇳 (India) is the biggest maker of Tuk-Tuks? Did you also know that the Auto-Rickshaw/Tuk-tuk originated from Japan in the 1930s, and first shipped to Thailand. It was then phased out in Japan by the 1960s. #factcheck #tuktuk #srilanka #galle #tan #different #yourordinarytransport #fact #japan #india #thailand #philippines #cambodia #indonesia #autorickshaw (at Galle) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bn0wgernQ8Q/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=8kd8npm34j55

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Hello, Galle. The largest surviving European Fort in South Asia! #fact Galle Fort, in the Bay of Galle on the southwest coast of Sri Lanka, was built first in 1588 by the Portuguese, then extensively fortified by the Dutch during the 17th century from 1649 onwards. #galle #gallefort #srilanka #lanka #scenery #lighthouse #discover #history #throwback #sunset #ramparts #indianocean (at Galle Dutch Fort) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bnye5nCnNnU/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1lmoupmguizx6

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A sunset like no other. #srilanka #sunset #jetwing #jetwinglake #ig #instagram #filledwithcurry (at Jetwing Lake) https://www.instagram.com/p/BnqxuP6nErM/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=2kva6eseivnu

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“Oh, it’s snowing again.” (at Nagano Station)