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...
by Calvin Sun | Nov 3, 2013 | How Did You Do That?, Iceland, October 2013: Iceland, Walking Tours, Way Way Off the Beaten Path, What Dreams May Come
Today we rented out 2 cars (5/pp per vehicle) to take on the Golden Circle at our own leisurely pace. This ended up costing around $60-$70 USD per person for the whole day (including car rental insurance), which was a little cheaper than taking a public bus...
by Calvin Sun | Nov 2, 2013 | How Did You Do That?, Iceland, October 2013: Iceland, Rules Are Meant To Be Broken, The Nightlife, Way Way Off the Beaten Path, What Dreams May Come
Today was the Iceland I’ve been looking for. Today, as always, we tried to do the impossible: What would usually take 2-3 days with 2-3 days worth of expenses for transport and lodging, we ended up doing in 17 hours without any of the extra...
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