by Calvin Sun | Jul 29, 2010 | How Did You Do That?, India, Mo' Money Mo' Problems, Public Transportation, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India, What Dreams May Come
Hampi’s not quite direct to get to. I had to take a grueling overnight mosquito-ridden 11 hour bus to Hospet from Hyderabad (450 rupees), a 10 minute auto-rickshaw to the bus stand (5 rupees if you get in the early morning), and then a 45 minute public bus ride...
by Calvin Sun | Jul 23, 2010 | India, Malaysia, Public Transportation, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India
Since I am just simply RELAXING in Mumbai, taking a break from city-hopping and picture taking, I feel bad for those of you who are asking me to put up pictures of what Mumbai looks like through my camera. Well, the good part is that I’ve been here before and...
by Annah Kim | Jul 12, 2010 | Fail, Lessons Learned, Public Transportation, South Korea, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India, Uncategorized Stories
So after my run and encounter with the old man this afternoon, I headed out for some sightseeing. Before I start, however, this is an example of the machines that I was talking about in an earlier post. 1. National War Memorial: So I hopped on the subway...
by Calvin Sun | Jul 10, 2010 | How's the weather?, Indonesia, Public Transportation, Singapore, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India
Inside Lau Pa Sat (i.e. hawker-food central). The food you get here is delicious! Head up to the top of Singapore’s “Big Durian”: Enjoy a view of Singapore from the Big Duran: Or fancy a view from the newly opened Marina Bay Sands Park: The next...
by Annah Kim | Jul 5, 2010 | Indonesia, Public Transportation, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India
INTERNET I am really just bursting with things to share with you, but first off is a quick update on the internet. I am hopefully in the process of uploading some videos from Bali in an internet cafe inside “Surabaya’s largest and brashest” mall in...
by Annah Kim | Jul 3, 2010 | Indonesia, Public Transportation, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India
Caitlin and I (who are still in Bali) wanted to live out our dream of riding motorbikes into the sunset. :/ The only way to accomplish said dream is to rent motorbikes. We figured that we would ride to the bus station and back (we needed to buy tickets to Surabaya and...
by Annah Kim | Jun 29, 2010 | Malaysia, Public Transportation, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India
We covered the city in a day – even with some elongated stops here and there to talk about… random things. May I just say that the public transportation in Kuala Lumpur is exceptionally deceitfully convenient. It only appears to be a great way to get...
by Calvin Sun | Dec 29, 2009 | Crisis, Egypt, How Did You Do That?, Post-travel Reflections, Public Transportation, Way Way Off the Beaten Path, What Dreams May Come, Winter 2009: Egypt
Posted March 30th, 2013 3am. I open my eyes to an unfamiliar ceiling, and in the darkness I blindly grasp any refuge of what is left of my short term memory. I glance around: I’m in Cairo. Memories slowly reemerge to prove that I’m not merely...
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