by Calvin Sun | Jun 14, 2011 | Fail, Fit for Foodies, How's the weather?, Let me tell you a Story..., Summer 2011: From the Middle East to North Korea, Turkey
UPDATE 4 hours later: What a fail. The rain picked up so much by the time we got to the balloons that they decided to send us home. They said they would call us in 2-3 hours if they decided to start it up again but as far as I know, nothing is happening....
by Calvin Sun | Jun 13, 2011 | Doctor in the House, How Did You Do That?, How's the weather?, Introspection, Mo' Money Mo' Problems, Summer 2011: From the Middle East to North Korea, Turkey
Just got back from a wet n’ wild excursion around Goreme and Cappdaocia. In other words, a lightning thunderstorm thrashed about and we were stuck in the middle in the big wide open fields. Smart, I know. If you ever find yourself here, do yourself...
by Stephanie Quan | Jun 13, 2011 | Lessons Learned, Summer 2011: From the Middle East to North Korea, Turkey
I haven’t done much travel abroad. Well, “difficult traveling” that is. I’ve spent two spring breaks in London and Paris (which may as well have been as diffıcult as goıng to Maine and Quebec) and been on a tour of China with my family when I...
by Calvin Sun | Jun 13, 2011 | Crisis, Public Transportation, Summer 2011: From the Middle East to North Korea, Turkey
With whatever luck I get with running into people, I’m cursed when it comes to waiting for people at the airport. Yesterday as I waited outside arrivals to pick up my travel partner Stephanie, she was waiting for me to pick her up inside at baggage claims. Since...
by Calvin Sun | Jun 12, 2011 | Fail, Let me tell you a Story..., Serendipitous!, Summer 2011: From the Middle East to North Korea, Turkey
Before I begin my first entry of the summer, I must mention how Monsoon Diaries’ has an unexplainable inclination for serendipity, and this time, excruciating near-misses: The MOMENT I stepped off my one-way flight from NYC to Istanbul, a friend of mine was...
by Calvin Sun | Jun 12, 2011 | Summer 2011: From the Middle East to North Korea, Turkey
Just landed 10min ago. First order of business? Sipping on some Turkish coffee. Will write more when I…actually leave the airport and see things. – At time of posting in Istanbul, it was 71.6 °F - Humidity: 69% | Wind Speed: 13km/hr | Cloud...
by Calvin Sun | May 31, 2011 | Pre-travel Preparations, Summer 2011: From the Middle East to North Korea
10 days left until 62 days in Turkey, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, UAE, Nepal, Kashmir, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, China, North Korea, and Singapore.- At time of posting in NYC, it was 71.6 °F - Humidity: 86% | Wind Speed: 13km/hr | Cloud Cover:...
by Calvin Sun | Apr 26, 2011 | Pre-travel Preparations, Summer 2011: From the Middle East to North Korea
Reposted from Where (And Why) Are We Going? The Monsoon Diaries – 2011 Click on any city on the itinerary to see where and why we’re going there! But if you don’t like the idea of user interactivity and want to see the list laid out before...
by Calvin Sun | Apr 23, 2011 | Epiphanies on the Road, New York, Post-travel Reflections, Summer 2011: From the Middle East to North Korea, United States, What Dreams May Come
I took this shortly after landing from my South America trip 3 weeks ago, somewhere outside of JFK International Airport in NYC. I had forgotten about it until I found it in my memory card the other day. This image just gets to me; a memorial arrangement of...
by Calvin Sun | Apr 11, 2011 | Our Next Adventure, Pre-travel Preparations, Summer 2011: From the Middle East to North Korea
This is a declaration. of a will, of a need to live, to travel, to see the things in the world that will start these new chapters in our lives. This early June, we start in Istanbul . . . and then find ourselves among one of the 7 natural wonders of the...
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