by Calvin Sun | Jan 4, 2012 | December 2011: Spain, Gibraltar, Morocco, Portugal, Fit for Foodies, Gibraltar, Morocco, Portugal, Post-travel Reflections, Spain, What Dreams May Come, You're Going to Miss It...
You’re going to miss the freedom of wandering, the days that begun with nothing to expect, the trust in what’s around the corner, the feeling of wanderlust, the time when you were free to do anything that you wanted. You’re going...
by Go Yang Park | Jan 2, 2012 | December 2011: Spain, Gibraltar, Morocco, Portugal, Portugal, Post-travel Reflections
Calvin is kicking kicked my ass in the blogging department!! But BOY do I have some great excuses for that! I brought the wrong charger to my netbook. Whoops. Calvin travels with all the force of a great Monsoon. Zzzz, so tired. I’m sick. Sleeping in trains,...
by Go Yang Park | Dec 29, 2011 | December 2011: Spain, Gibraltar, Morocco, Portugal, Doctor in the House, Lessons Learned, Post-travel Reflections, Spain
See that guy lurking in the corner? That’s my illness…following me to Sevilla. I got sick Night 1 in Barcelona from sleeping with wet hair*, and then proceeded to beast my way through a freezing but unfortunately (or fortunately? can’t decide), not...
by Calvin Sun | Dec 26, 2011 | December 2011: Spain, Gibraltar, Morocco, Portugal, Epiphanies on the Road, Spain, What Dreams May Come
Breaking stereotypes with an “Asian Firing Squad” (while having a highly recommended tapas brunch at Vinos Gonzalez): 2 items off the bucket list in one day and 2 more tomorrow; we are really cramming superlatives into a short amount of time....
by Calvin Sun | Nov 29, 2011 | Belize, Guatemala, November 2011: Guatemala & Belize, Post-travel Reflections
Redoing all my entries by adding the appropriate videos I’ve taken in the last 5 days. Here are some highlights: Our layover in Miami: Giving you an idea of how cramped chicken buses can be: Music festival in Antigua: Listening to the sound of howler monkeys...
by Calvin Sun | Nov 29, 2011 | Belize, November 2011: Guatemala & Belize, Post-travel Reflections, Serendipitous!
No other country has left such a positive impression on our departure than Belize. I woke up this morning realizing for the very first time in my life, I could possibly miss a flight. Let me break down the math for you: It was about 7:45am and our flight...
by Calvin Sun | Nov 18, 2011 | Mythbusters, Post-travel Reflections, Pre-travel Preparations, Publicity, Travel Warnings
Travel and Leisure came out with a list of 15 of the world’s “most dangerous countries.” Out of that list, we’ve already recently been to 3 of them, dallied on the border of 2 others and are planning to go to 2-3 more within the year. In our...
by Calvin Sun | Sep 25, 2011 | Crisis, Nepal, Post-travel Reflections
About 2 months ago I was extolling the wonders of seeing Mount Everest with my own eyes. I woke up today to read that the same Beechcraft 1900D turboprop airplane I had been on just crashed a few hours ago, killing all onboard: 2 Americans, 10 Indians, 6 Nepalese, and...
by Stephanie Quan | Aug 23, 2011 | China, Introspection, Post-travel Reflections, Summer 2011: From the Middle East to North Korea
Traveling, as cautioned about in many a health class, is addicting. Sometimes dealers will give you the first few hits free. You’ll see a city or two on your own, find some interesting parts in your exploration and claim an unique experience/high. Then you get...
by Stephanie Quan | Aug 20, 2011 | Introspection, Summer 2011: From the Middle East to North Korea, Thailand
I’m living in a postcard. sleeping in a bungalow next to the beach, hanging out with some friends I made in Myanmar, watching fish swim by me in the crystal clear water, scrambling around rocks on a nearby island, reading all day in a hammock. this is paradise....
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