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My backpacking tour in Sri Lanka was supposed to kick start in April 2020, but was overtaken by an official business trip to Colombo in Sri Lanka in February. From the Golden Temple in Dambulla, with Sigiriya Fortress in the horizon April 16 - Second visit to Sri Lanka Today was the first day of the New Year for Sri Lankan. It was yet 5pm when the Korean Air I flew from Maldives landed on Sri Lankan wet soil. The hard rain caused the turbulence upon our descent. There was quite an interrogation at the immigration counter. The officer asked my purpose of visit, have I been to Korea or Male, hinted about possibly working in Sri Lanka. So after his stamp of my entry visa, I scurried past him and looked for the exit.  This was my second time here in Colombo airport but I struggled finding the exit door. I asked airport personnel twice before I saw the exit sign. I plan to learn the bus system from airport to the city but opted to take the taxi because of the heavy rains....

Sunset at Hulhumale Ferry Terminal Maldives sounds intriguing to me ever since I realized that there is this one country of flat islands. So I planned my Travel Year 2019 for South Asia, solo-backpacking... Ferry Terminal at the Male International Airport To take advantage of long holidays, I scheduled my trip to Maldives that weekend before the Holy Week. Booked with AirAsia, I flew to Maldives with a connecting flight through Kuala Lumpur on April 12 and landed at Male Airport on April 13. I queued at the Visa on Arrival and passed the Immigration. To my surprise, my entry visa was free; I read in most blogs that tourists have to pay $30 for it. This is Maldives' signature - a high-end waterworld! Day 1 - April 13 I got acquainted with the surrounding sea waters first, observing the comings and goings of tourists via buses, boats, yachts and taxis. At the airport alone, the scenery and the landscape was impressive and expensive. At Hulhumale Ferry Termin...