by Calvin Sun | Dec 9, 2013 | Blitzkrieg!!!, Fail, Public Transportation, Uruguay, Walking Tours, Winter 2013: Antarctica to Pakistan
…is via Montevideo, Uruguay. Compare one way flight from NYC to Buenos Aires for about $950 USD, to a one way flight from NYC to Montevideo for $400 USD (It’s that cheap if you buy at least 6 weeks ahead, but even if you don’t, the most...
by Calvin Sun | Dec 8, 2013 | Antarctica, Pre-travel Preparations, What to Pack
How do I pack for 4 days of this…. With this? I start with my clothes — 3 short sleeved synthetic (quick drying) shirts, 2 long sleeved synthetic shirts, 3 cotton shirts, 2 cargo pants, 5 underwears, 5 smart wool socks, 2 heavy smart wool socks, 2...
by Calvin Sun | Dec 7, 2013 | Our Next Adventure
2014 Trips April: South America Late April: Pirates of the Caribbean May: Turkmenistan & Georgia June: Africa? October: Iraq? December: Oceana? April 2014: SOUTH AMERICA April 9th – April 22nd View Monsoon...
by Calvin Sun | Nov 27, 2013 | Camping, Doctor in the House, Getting that VISA, Pakistan
With my American passport, I’m no stranger to visa red tape and bureaucratic hell. I had to go through it for North Korea, for Iran, for Myanmar, and lately, for Pakistan. But what was supposed to be a routine and well paved out path to acquire a visa for my...
by Calvin Sun | Nov 4, 2013 | Iceland, October 2013: Iceland, Serendipitous!
So I calculated that I’ve gotten only 7 hours of sleep in 72 hours during this trip. Gross. Decided to sleep in this morning, getting a whopping 5 hours more and thus totaling my sleep count to 12 hours in the last 96 hours. But not surprisingly, still...
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