by Calvin Sun | Jan 11, 2013 | December 2012: Eastern Europe, Dominican Republic, Fail, Germany, Haiti, Poland, Post-travel Reflections, Serendipitous!, Ukraine, Way Way Off the Beaten Path, What Dreams May Come, You're Going to Miss It...
Pictures courtesy of Mandy Cheuk, Simon Lu, Kai Tan, Cynthia Koo, and yours truly. With contributions by Cynthia Koo. Press play. And then start reading. “…Because the only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad...
by Calvin Sun | Jan 5, 2013 | Border Crossing, Dominican Republic, Haiti, January 2012: La Hispanola
Today we crossed over from Haiti into the Dominican Republic; we took an 8am Caribe Bus from Cap-Haitien to the Jabon border, and then continue onwards towards Santiago and into the capital of Santo Domingo. The simplest and most time-saving method is taking the...
by Calvin Sun | Jan 5, 2013 | Haiti, How Did You Do That?, January 2012: La Hispanola, Public Transportation, Walking Tours, What Dreams May Come
Citadelle La Ferriere just got served Sans Souci Palace just got served Haiti’s “8th Wonder of the World”: La Citadelle la Ferriere by Milot and above Sans Souci Palace. Both were overseen by Haiti’s former leader and liberator Henri...
by Calvin Sun | Jan 5, 2013 | Fit for Foodies, Haiti, How Did You Do That?, January 2012: La Hispanola, Public Transportation, The Nightlife
The 7 hour bus ride from Port-au-Prince is relatively straightforward, but you have to choose your poison; shall you go with the public transportation that’ll cost you no more than a few dollars for a nary a bench space on a vehicle without shock...
by Calvin Sun | Jan 3, 2013 | Haiti, January 2012: La Hispanola, Mythbusters, Travel Warnings
First things first, the internet in Cap-Haitien barely exists. Not that I’m complaining, but it’ll be hard to shoot an update out with pictures until I get into Santo Domingo probably tomorrow. So far we took a 7 hour bus ride from Port-au-Prince to...
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