by Stephanie Quan | Aug 9, 2011 | Cambodia, How's the weather?, Summer 2011: From the Middle East to North Korea
Is the name of a bar in Siam Reap. If you buy two buckets, you get a t-shirt. I have a t-shirt. Its been raining. Which is nice because it normally happens in the late afternoon, just when the heat is past my level of toleration. It has meant though that I’ve...
by Calvin Sun | Aug 6, 2011 | How Did You Do That?, How's the weather?, Myanmar, Public Transportation, Summer 2011: From the Middle East to North Korea, Walking Tours, What Dreams May Come
Press play. And then start reading. Pretty much any M83 song will do here. The Kyaiktiyo (pronounced: “Chachiyo”) Golden Rock has been a pilgrimage site for thousands of Burmese Buddhists, but for the determined traveler, it’s an immersion in the...
by Calvin Sun | Aug 3, 2011 | Crisis, How's the weather?, Myanmar, Summer 2011: From the Middle East to North Korea, Walking Tours, What Dreams May Come
Remember the game we used to play when we were young? We’d see a flash of lightning, count the number of seconds before hearing the sound of thunder, and then multiply that number by the speed of sound to find out how far away that lightning strike was? I tried...
by Calvin Sun | Aug 1, 2011 | How's the weather?, Myanmar, Summer 2011: From the Middle East to North Korea, What Dreams May Come
Disclaimer: Since Flickr is banned by the Myanmar government, I have to use this router browser to bypass the controls. Unfortunately, although this means I can upload photos, I cannot view or format them. So if this entry is missing any photos or if the photos...
by Calvin Sun | Jul 22, 2011 | How Did You Do That?, How's the weather?, Let me tell you a Story..., Public Transportation, Sri Lanka, Summer 2011: From the Middle East to North Korea, Walking Tours
Today we took a lazy early afternoon bus from Colombo to Kandy (121 Sri Lankan rupees), which although advertised to be 2.5 hours, actually took 4 hours. It was pretty uneventful, given that by now we’re very used to cramped seats, smog, traffic, and open...
by Calvin Sun | Jul 11, 2011 | Camping, Doctor in the House, Fit for Foodies, How's the weather?, India, Let me tell you a Story..., Public Transportation, Serendipitous!, Summer 2011: From the Middle East to North Korea
Last year I was confronted with a choice between Udaipur or Jaisalmer given my limited time. In the end I chose Udaipur due to warnings that Jaisalmer was way too hot this time of year (55 degrees celsius?!). I think I had chosen wisely, not only due to the...
by Calvin Sun | Jul 2, 2011 | Fail, How Did You Do That?, How's the weather?, India, Lessons Learned, Let me tell you a Story..., Mo' Money Mo' Problems, Nepal, Public Transportation, Summer 2011: From the Middle East to North Korea
The last 36 hours have been no less than a harrowing series of events and run-ins. For our last hours in Kathmandu, I got to head over to the suburbs of Chisablani to meet with a family that hosted my cousin when he was in Nepal last year. This was the same Sherpa...
by Calvin Sun | Jun 24, 2011 | How's the weather?, Nepal, Serendipitous!, Summer 2011: From the Middle East to North Korea
Last February I talked to a girl named Sadikchya Malla for 5 minutes at a conference. Now she’s my personal tour guide in her native Kathmandu. I sought her out after remembering how she was born and raised in Kathmandu before coming to study at Syracuse...
by Calvin Sun | Jun 21, 2011 | Crisis, How's the weather?, Jordan, Summer 2011: From the Middle East to North Korea, Walking Tours, What Dreams May Come
Can’t help but contextualize this entry with this classic scene from a classic movie: Ever since this ending scene of Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade, I’ve wondered if they were at a real place. I think this entry answers that question. As if...
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....
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