by Calvin Sun | Jul 31, 2010 | How's the weather?, India, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India
Goa, I’m finally here. - At time of posting in Goa, India, it was 84.2 °F - Humidity: 93% | Wind Speed: 15km/hr | Cloud Cover: partly...
by Calvin Sun | Jul 30, 2010 | How's the weather?, India, Mo' Money Mo' Problems, Public Transportation, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India, What Dreams May Come
Hampi is a place that should be described visually, not with words. Or with music: Press play. And then start reading. I brought you something close to me, Left for something you see though your here. You haunt my dreams There's nothing to do but believe, Just...
by Calvin Sun | Jul 29, 2010 | How Did You Do That?, India, Mo' Money Mo' Problems, Public Transportation, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India, What Dreams May Come
Hampi’s not quite direct to get to. I had to take a grueling overnight mosquito-ridden 11 hour bus to Hospet from Hyderabad (450 rupees), a 10 minute auto-rickshaw to the bus stand (5 rupees if you get in the early morning), and then a 45 minute public bus ride...
by Calvin Sun | Jul 29, 2010 | Epiphanies on the Road, How Did You Do That?, India, Mo' Money Mo' Problems, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India
Took a sleeper bus direct from Hyderabad to Hospet (450 rupees for AC sleeper, regular seat), where I then boarded a public bus to Hampi (5 rupees) that morning. It was very difficult to leave. I forgot to elaborate how I stayed in a famous art...
by Calvin Sun | Jul 28, 2010 | Epiphanies on the Road, India, Serendipitous!, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India
I don’t think I will remember Hyderabad for its beautiful sights like Charminar or the Buddha Temple. Instead, I will take with me from Hyderabad a group of amazing people and new friends, from the unceasing hospitality of Saraswati and her sister...
by Calvin Sun | Jul 27, 2010 | India, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India
So my bus to Hampi never existed and I’ll be leaving tomorrow instead. Still hanging out at the Indian School of Business. BTW, what kind of mosquito manages to find a way to bite you in the butt? I’ll spare you the picture. - At time of posting in...
by Calvin Sun | Jul 26, 2010 | How's the weather?, India, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India, Uncategorized Stories
So I’m back on the road, hanging out with my friend Vaibhav (the same Vaibhav that helped me book a place when I was in Calcutta a week ago) and his classmates at the Indian School of Business, which is an hour from the city center of Hyderabad. It’s good...
by Calvin Sun | Jul 25, 2010 | Epiphanies on the Road, India, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India, The Nightlife
I wake up in what feels like a morning after a night of excess. Saw a seedier underbelly of this city last night. I can’t write details, but just imagine a toned down version of Trainspotting in Mumbai. As a casual observer, I found it to be a quite a...
by Calvin Sun | Jul 23, 2010 | India, Malaysia, Public Transportation, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India
Since I am just simply RELAXING in Mumbai, taking a break from city-hopping and picture taking, I feel bad for those of you who are asking me to put up pictures of what Mumbai looks like through my camera. Well, the good part is that I’ve been here before and...
by Calvin Sun | Jul 22, 2010 | How's the weather?, India, Serendipitous!, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India
Really nothing to update you on except I’m still reading books, saw some incoming Columbia students at a send-off event, and enjoying the 10 feet of monsoonal rains every 10 minutes. It’s a good time to rest in Mumbai. . . . Below is the...
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