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...
by Calvin Sun | Jul 21, 2010 | India, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India
Now that I’m safe and sound in the home of my college friend, Avanti Maluste, I can take my time to recuperate and rest before resuming my journey in Hyderabad. I managed to finally hunker down and read; I managed to finish Khaled Hosseini’s A Thousand...
by Calvin Sun | Jul 20, 2010 | India, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India, Way Way Off the Beaten Path
Udaipur has long been regarded as “the most romantic city in all of India.” James Bond couldn’t even resist the city’s charms in Octopussy (which is played at every restaurant in Udaipur at 7pm everyday). So allow me to give it an...
by Annah Kim | Jul 19, 2010 | *Countries, Post-travel Reflections, Uncategorized Stories
Scroll down to find some additions that I made to my lists and view the video that I was unable to post earlier! Back in the states and reflecting on my trip… Things Lost/Stolen: 1 Blackberry (Pickpocketed, Philippines) Eyeglasses (Disappearing...
by Annah Kim | Jul 19, 2010 | Fit for Foodies, South Korea, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India
Video Postings finally worked! I have some more overdue videos that I will be posting later on this afternoon/evening… but for now: So, in Seoul, it seems like there are SO MANY of us Mount Holyoke Women. When I arrived I stayed with Charlina Ahn (MHC...
by Calvin Sun | Jul 19, 2010 | How's the weather?, India, Serendipitous!, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India
From Jodhpur… A dinner with a view you missed out on. Wish you were here dining with me, no? …to taking a sleeper bus to Udaipur… . ..to finally absorbing “the most romantic city in India” in Udaipur… Udaipur...
by Calvin Sun | Jul 18, 2010 | How's the weather?, India, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India
I’m now in the Rajasthan district of India, doing a back to back visit of its capital Jaipur, “the pink city”, and nearby Jodhpur, “the blue city.” Let’s see how pink and blue go together… JAIPUR In...
by Calvin Sun | Jul 17, 2010 | India, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India
It’s hard to top Amritsar and Varanasi, which is what I’m struggling with while I’m residing in the Pink City of Jaipur. Today I saw the impressive Amber Fort, City Palace, Hawa Majal, and went shopping along Jalahar Bazaar, but all the wonder and...
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