by Calvin Sun | Dec 27, 2012 | December 2012: Eastern Europe, Fail, How Did You Do That?, Public Transportation, Ukraine
Stalls of Central Odessa The guidebooks never said anything about Arcadia Beach in the winter. For the record, Arcadia Beach is a famous nightlife spot and one of Odessa’s “must-sees.” It’s pretty much a party on the beach by the Black Sea and...
by Calvin Sun | Dec 26, 2012 | December 2012: Eastern Europe, How Did You Do That?, Serendipitous!, Ukraine
Panorama of Potemkin Steps (click to enlarge) The Potemkin Steps just got served. And then there were 5… …reunited with 10 more at none other than the famous Potemkin Steps. At a first impression, Odessa combines a snapshot of former Soviet...
by Calvin Sun | Dec 24, 2012 | United States
Godspeed y’all; see you in Odessa in 48 hours. - At time of posting in NYC, it was 37.4 °F - Humidity: 30% | Wind Speed: 2km/hr | Cloud Cover:...
by Calvin Sun | Dec 23, 2012 | Pre-travel Preparations, United States
The theme of our trip in Ukraine It’s about to begin again. This will be our largest group of travelers to our coldest itinerary with 6 days in single digit Fahrenheit weather (uhm, 18 people died last week in Ukraine’s cold snap) through the...
by Cynthia Koo | Dec 18, 2012 | Cambodia, India, Introductions, Introspection, Iran, Post-travel Reflections
I’ve been to more places in the last year than I have been in my entire life. And in another seven days, I will board a plane for my fourth Monsoon in the last year, this time to Eastern Europe, as a third-time veteran of The Monsoon Diaries’...
by Calvin Sun | Dec 17, 2012 | Hawaii, Serendipitous!
17 months ago I attended a wedding in Srinagar, India hosted by the Dar family. And 17 hours ago I attended another wedding in Honolulu, Hawaii hosted by another Dar family. Both unforgettable days. The view from my balcony "They’re not jokes. They’re...
by Calvin Sun | Dec 10, 2012 | December 2012: Eastern Europe, Hawaii
It would appear that fate like to play games with my travels. Two Julys ago I had been given a last-minute invitation to attend (i.e. I crashed ) a wedding, which was hosted by a well-known Dar family in Srinagar. Last May I had been given a...
by Calvin Sun | May 19, 2012 | Iran
In the same vein as my previous post to Why You Should Come With Us to Iran, here’s your second chance to “go epic.” Although I won’t be coming along for a second trip — maybe that’ll be a perk? (jerks!) — this is your chance...
by Calvin Sun | May 10, 2012 | Hawaii, United States
Sometimes we at The Monsoon Diaries surprise even ourselves with some unplanned, last minute trips. Until approximately 48 hours ago, I had no idea would be in Hawaii. And here I am in Honolulu for 4 days. To give this context: I just completed my second year...
by Calvin Sun | Apr 25, 2012 | April 2012: Iran, Fit for Foodies, Iran, You're Going to Miss It...
Go Yang has inspired a trend I wish I was talented enough to emulate. But then again, I figure imitation is the best form of flattery. So you’re going to crave…Iran. Let the drooling begin. You’ll crave the hard to pronounce, harder to prepare...
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