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...
by Calvin Sun | Oct 31, 2013 | Fit for Foodies, Iceland, October 2013: Iceland, The Nightlife
Panorama of Harpa Sadly penis museum and geothermal swimming pools were deferred in favor of more exploring and taking advantage of being around the city during the Airwaves Music Festival: We glimpsed a possible sighting of Banksy’s work: ...
by Calvin Sun | Oct 31, 2013 | Fit for Foodies, Iceland, October 2013: Iceland, Walking Tours
Hallgrimskirkja just got served Nothing like a beautiful morning breathing clear Northern Atlantic air in the northernmost capital city in the world. The group congregates together for the first time at Hlemmur Square Exploring the town while everyone’s...
by Calvin Sun | Oct 31, 2013 | How's the weather?, Iceland, October 2013: Iceland
Just landed in Keflavikurflugvollur, Iceland. Don’t know how I beat DC rush hour traffic from a Philly train to make it to an international flight leaving from Virginia, but I guess we all made it. Even though it’s already 7am here in Iceland, it’s...
by Calvin Sun | Oct 8, 2013 | Iceland, Introductions
Before our December trip to Antarctica, we’re practicing with a 3-4 day visit to Iceland and during the peak season of witnessing the natural phenomena known as the Aurora Borealis. Iceland is considered as part of Western Europe and thus can be a very...
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