by Lei Zhao | Feb 5, 2014 | August 2013: Lei Goes to China, China, Fit for Foodies, Guest Posts, Hong Kong, Macau, Serendipitous!, Walking Tours
The following is the first of 4 guest posts on China by Lei Zhao, who continues to contribute to the Monsoon Diaries adventures time and time again. Lei Zhao and I have been close friends since 7th grade of middle school. Saying that we’ve been...
by Calvin Sun | Jan 3, 2014 | Fit for Foodies, Pakistan, Winter 2013: Antarctica to Pakistan
After arriving in by train from Lahore, we settled in at a really nice place thanks to Mariam’s family: We then got a driver and tried to hit the ground running: We passed by the house of the Bhutto family (the family of Benazir Bhutto, who was assassinated in...
by Calvin Sun | Dec 31, 2013 | Fit for Foodies, Pakistan, Way Way Off the Beaten Path, Winter 2013: Antarctica to Pakistan
After returning from Badshahi Mosque, the ladies got their henna done back at the bride’s house: Rice-stuffed chicken from Saji’s! (the equivalent of the "Chicken and Rice" Halal cart in NYC) We go for some late night ice cream afterwards...
by Calvin Sun | Dec 30, 2013 | Fit for Foodies, Pakistan, Winter 2013: Antarctica to Pakistan
The Badshahi Mosque just got served The morning after the Mehndi, we enjoy a day off. Breakfast of champions After 2 breakfasts, Mariam’s cousins and friends took us on a trip for the Badshahi Mosque: Due to a glut of protests in the old...
by Calvin Sun | Dec 27, 2013 | Argentina, Fail, Fit for Foodies, Lessons Learned, Let me tell you a Story..., Mo' Money Mo' Problems, Rules Are Meant To Be Broken, Serendipitous!, Walking Tours, Way Way Off the Beaten Path, Winter 2013: Antarctica to Pakistan
I arrived on the eve of Christmas in Buenos Aires, welcomed by fireworks among the skyline and along the streets of Montserrat: I slept in until the next afternoon where Tabitha, also recuperating from the same trip we took to Antarctica a few days...
by Calvin Sun | Dec 12, 2013 | Argentina, Fit for Foodies, How's the weather?, The Nightlife, Winter 2013: Antarctica to Pakistan
Flying in the early morning All roads end here. Just 1 month ago we were in Reykjavik, the northernmost capital city in the world, and now we’re in Ushuaia of Tierra Del Fuego, the southernmost city in the world. I’ve been dreaming all my life...
by Calvin Sun | Dec 11, 2013 | Argentina, Epiphanies on the Road, Fit for Foodies, Serendipitous!, The Nightlife, Travel Warnings, Way Way Off the Beaten Path, Winter 2013: Antarctica to Pakistan
Palacio del Congreso just got served. For those of you who have been following me for a long time now, you’re familiar with how I do a balance/mixture of traveling both solo and in groups. There are perks and downsides to both. When you’re in a...
by Calvin Sun | Dec 10, 2013 | Argentina, Blitzkrieg!!!, Fit for Foodies, Walking Tours, Way Way Off the Beaten Path, Winter 2013: Antarctica to Pakistan
Buenos Aires is no joke. It’s huge, it’s loud, it’s lively, it’s fast, it’s dynamic, and it just so happens that I arrived on December 10th, which is Argentina’s annual Human Rights Day. Imagine streets filled with passionate...
by Calvin Sun | Oct 31, 2013 | Fit for Foodies, Iceland, October 2013: Iceland, The Nightlife
Panorama of Harpa Sadly penis museum and geothermal swimming pools were deferred in favor of more exploring and taking advantage of being around the city during the Airwaves Music Festival: We glimpsed a possible sighting of Banksy’s work: ...
by Calvin Sun | Oct 31, 2013 | Fit for Foodies, Iceland, October 2013: Iceland, Walking Tours
Hallgrimskirkja just got served Nothing like a beautiful morning breathing clear Northern Atlantic air in the northernmost capital city in the world. The group congregates together for the first time at Hlemmur Square Exploring the town while everyone’s...
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