by Calvin Sun | Jun 13, 2010 | Fail, Lessons Learned, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India, Vietnam
Instead of the expected 32 hours, we spent exactly 50.5 hours on 3 sleeper buses, stopping for at most 4 hours for a break. The bright side is that the vista outside our windows was gorgeous…for about maybe 6 hours out of the trip. Pictures of our ordeal to come...
by Calvin Sun | Jun 12, 2010 | Epiphanies on the Road, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India, Vietnam
Goodbye Hanoi. Goodbye beating heart of Southeast Asia. Goodbye flash thunderstorms, and flash floods. Goodbye city of Ngoc Son Lake, Bach Ma Temple, Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, and Water Puppetry. Goodbye countless hotels, hostels and free wifi. Goodbye steaming pots of...
by Calvin Sun | Jun 10, 2010 | Epiphanies on the Road, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India, Vietnam
Exactly 4 years ago this day, my father died from a heart attack. He was 67. I never got to say goodbye. Just a body on a table who no longer could hear what I was saying. Apart from being extremely upset that this didn’t hit me until a few minutes ago and that...
by Calvin Sun | Jun 10, 2010 | Fail, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India, Vietnam
I may or may not have lost my cell phone in the internet cafe in Ha Noi. Fingers crossed it’s just that I left it somewhere in our room…but if not: FML. p.s. my chest is fine, but my entire back is sunburnt pink. No pictures this time, folks, but rather...
by Calvin Sun | Jun 10, 2010 | Epiphanies on the Road, How Did You Do That?, How's the weather?, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India, Vietnam, What Dreams May Come
Ha Long Bay. The sun is setting and we mere mortals fall prey to the sights and sounds of the bay. A cool sunset breeze blankets our naked bodies, still wet from swimming in nature’s warm waters. A view of 3,000 islands portruding valiantly...
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