by Annah Kim | Jun 2, 2010 | Fail, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India, The Nightlife, The Philippines
After the epic journey across and throughout Manila, we had a change of scenery and socioeconomic environments and went out with a friend of Calvin’s – Shyama – who took us around to her favorite bars and clubs. At Pier 1, this bar that used to be...
by Annah Kim | Jun 1, 2010 | Fail, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India, The Philippines, Uncategorized Stories
So- Lesson number… 5? This morning while I was exchanging my traveler’s checks for cash, someone pickpocketed my blackberry off of me. It was sitting in my side pocket and I wasn’t watching it as I reached for my passport. Nothing else was stolen!...
by Calvin Sun | Jun 1, 2010 | Fail, Lessons Learned, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India, The Philippines, Uncategorized Stories
Annah just got her Blackberry stolen while she was exchanging traveler’s cheques. The worst part is that she was using her phone only 3 minutes before she got pickpocketed. Despite 10 minutes backtracking our steps and searching for her phone in a random...
by Calvin Sun | Jun 1, 2010 | Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India, The Philippines, Uncategorized Stories
It’s already been an ordeal this morning trying to find a working computer terminal at where we’re staying, so I gave up and walked across the street to this gamer internet café to get this post up. So we finally made it into Manila last night at...
by Calvin Sun | Jun 1, 2010 | Hong Kong, Lessons Learned, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India, Uncategorized Stories
Annah, Corinne and I just arrived in Hong Kong, waiting on our connecting flight to Manila. Just bought 2 bottles of juices (strawberry dragonfruit FTW) to get access to this slow computer. I dread how slow internet might be when we hit SE Asia. So not even 2 hours...
by Annah Kim | May 29, 2010 | Doctor in the House, Pre-travel Preparations, Uncategorized Stories
So interesting bit — I go to pick up my anti-malarial drugs and other SEA-related prescriptions from CVS to see that the pharmacy wrote “Asia” on my prescription bag? Prescription Bag from CVS Pharmacy - At time of posting in Harwich, MA, it was 64.4...
by Calvin Sun | May 28, 2010 | Pre-travel Preparations, Uncategorized Stories, United States
Death=bad So far on my goodbye tour, I’ve been taking down a mental survey of the kind of things people say right before parting… “Have fun!” - 2 people “I’m so excited for you!” - 2 people “Take care!” – 3...
by Annah Kim | May 27, 2010 | Pre-travel Preparations, Uncategorized Stories, United States
Due to extenuating circumstances, I had to do a “one-day visa” down in NYC at the outsourcing company for Indian visas instead of via mail. Drop off paperwork at 10:20 am, come back at 5:30… Because they’re an outsourcing company, they had to...
by Calvin Sun | May 25, 2010 | Pre-travel Preparations, Uncategorized Stories, United States
So the other day I get the following 10 pictures from my aunt, with the subject title…. Don’t Try Bottled Drinks in these Asian Countries accompanied by the following few text messages from my mother: 5/11/10: “News Warning , do not enter thailand is...
by Calvin Sun | Jan 2, 2010 | Egypt, Epiphanies on the Road, Uncategorized Stories, Walking Tours, Way Way Off the Beaten Path, What Dreams May Come, Winter 2009: Egypt
The surprise came, well, at a surprise. I was assured — after my ill-advised bet that got me to Egypt in the first place — that I wouldn’t have to worry about a thing; I didn’t need to plan that much, I didn’t need to carry too...
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