by Calvin Sun | Jun 8, 2010 | Lessons Learned, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India, Vietnam
Updated our Friends page! About to board an 8am bus to Ha Long Bay. We’ll be staying overnight at a junk in the bay (so don’t expect to hear from us for a bit); I’m looking forward to waking up to a sunrise over the sea, eating rice like a good...
by Calvin Sun | Jun 8, 2010 | How's the weather?, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India, Vietnam
Being a big fan of movies like Apocalypse Now, Platoon, Born on the Fourth of July, Forrest Gump, The Deer Hunter, and Full Metal Jacket, I am truly excited to finally be in Vietnam. It’s as hot and humid as they say it is. In fact, I’ve already had...
by Calvin Sun | Jun 7, 2010 | Doctor in the House, Fail, Mo' Money Mo' Problems, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India, The Philippines
Before we begin Vietnam, let’s do one last review of The Philippines. The future doctor in me will review Health, the backpacker in me will review Money, and the Lodging is just good information for you to have. HEALTH Except for a few bug bites here and...
by Calvin Sun | Jun 7, 2010 | Fail, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India, Vietnam
Just a quick post informing you all that we have landed safely in Saigon and are boarding a connecting flight to Hanoi in 30minutes. First impressions? Everything at Saigon’s international airport is quiet…almost too eeriely quiet. Whereas Manila’s...
by Calvin Sun | Jun 6, 2010 | Epiphanies on the Road, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India, The Philippines
Already been gone a week and I feel like I know Manila well enough to give it a fond farewell. I find Manila to be that quieter, slightly distant third brother to cities like Cairo and Mumbai. It’s a huge metropolitan city, but grayer and more calm. Even the...
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