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 | 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...
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...
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