by Calvin Sun | Jul 16, 2010 | Epiphanies on the Road, How's the weather?, India, Serendipitous!, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India, What Dreams May Come
You pretty much come to Amritsar for one thing mainly: The Golden Temple. This is the Mecca for all Sikhs around the world, except that given the Sikh’s inclusive nature, people of all faiths and creeds are welcome at this place of worship. You’ll enter...
by Calvin Sun | Jul 16, 2010 | India, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India, The Nightlife, Uncategorized Stories
So I made a bunch of new friends at the place I’m staying (The Ganpati Guesthouse) and last night we all had decided to go out for some dinner before going to see a local music show. Despite a vegetarian feast, I think we stayed there a little too...
by Calvin Sun | Jul 14, 2010 | Doctor in the House, How's the weather?, India, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India, What Dreams May Come
I’m now in Varanasi and I can’t describe how chaotic this place is next to such beauty of the Ganges river. But before you read this entry, I should preface it with a scene from a movie that inspired me to travel to Varanasi in the first place. Watch this...
by Annah Kim | Jul 13, 2010 | South Korea, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India
So- for some reason, when I try to post the videos that I took yesterday… The blog rejects them. I’m going to try later but for now, I just wanted to give an update on how I fit in here. Everyone speaks to me in Korean- but I think that’s also...
by Calvin Sun | Jul 13, 2010 | India, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India
What a nice airport; they even have a lounge specifically for American Express card holders (got a free breakfast and got to rewatch Silence of the Lambs on a plush couch) Now on my way to the Hindu spiritual capital of Varanasi, alone. This should be interesting. -...
by Calvin Sun | Jul 12, 2010 | India, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India
Some highlights while exploring Calcutta on my...
by Calvin Sun | Jul 12, 2010 | India, Serendipitous!, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India, The Nightlife
I’ve only been here for 24 hours, and I’m already hanging out with Steffi (my new German friend I had met yesterday at the airport), Tanmay (a mutual friend of Vaibhav who found me wandering in the streets of Calcutta), and a few of...
by Annah Kim | Jul 12, 2010 | Fail, Lessons Learned, Public Transportation, South Korea, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India, Uncategorized Stories
So after my run and encounter with the old man this afternoon, I headed out for some sightseeing. Before I start, however, this is an example of the machines that I was talking about in an earlier post. 1. National War Memorial: So I hopped on the subway...
by Calvin Sun | Jul 12, 2010 | India, Serendipitous!, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India
My journey from Singapore to Calcutta was not easy. Still recovering from a night in Singapore without sleep (albeit a fun one), I barely napped in my one hour flight from Singapore to Kuala Lumpur where I waited over 2 hours in line to check-in for my AirAsia...
by Annah Kim | Jul 12, 2010 | South Korea, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India, Uncategorized Stories
So this afternoon, when Becky went off to work, I went for a run in the park next to her apartment. Cool thing – there are also these workout machines that use your weight (instead of adjustable weights) inside the park as well! So after you run on the track...
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