by Calvin Sun | Jan 5, 2014 | Mo' Money Mo' Problems, Pakistan, Serendipitous!, The Nightlife, Way Way Off the Beaten Path, Winter 2013: Antarctica to Pakistan
Part of being in Pakistan during December is that you’ll make it in time for good weather, good food, and the annual wedding season; stay here long enough and you’re bound to get invited to one without any prior notice. This is what happened to me today...
by Calvin Sun | Jan 1, 2014 | Pakistan, The Nightlife, Way Way Off the Beaten Path, Winter 2013: Antarctica to Pakistan
The proper way to celebrate New Year’s in Lahore After the Baraat yesterday, we went out for late night milkshakes at The Good Shake (which I really recommend!) before watching Insidious 2 at home: Classin’ it up at The Good Shake We then...
by Calvin Sun | Dec 29, 2013 | Lessons Learned, Pakistan, The Nightlife, Way Way Off the Beaten Path, What Dreams May Come, Winter 2013: Antarctica to Pakistan
I was lucky to arrive in time to not only attend the Mehndi (the pre-wedding ceremony and dance competition — and where the bride gets her henna done), but to also perform in it at the last-minute. Leaving the bride’s house Heading towards a huge tent...
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 | Nov 2, 2013 | How Did You Do That?, Iceland, October 2013: Iceland, Rules Are Meant To Be Broken, The Nightlife, Way Way Off the Beaten Path, What Dreams May Come
Today was the Iceland I’ve been looking for. Today, as always, we tried to do the impossible: What would usually take 2-3 days with 2-3 days worth of expenses for transport and lodging, we ended up doing in 17 hours without any of the extra...
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 | Jun 30, 2013 | Fit for Foodies, Lessons Learned, Mo' Money Mo' Problems, Panama, Summer 2013: Central America, The Nightlife, Walking Tours
After a truly awful border crossing experience earlier today, we were welcomed at the Albrook bus terminal with the hospitality of Tatiana, a Panama City native and who offered to drive us around her city. This would be the first time Tatiana and I would meet, as she...
by Calvin Sun | Jun 27, 2013 | Costa Rica, How Did You Do That?, Lessons Learned, Summer 2013: Central America, The Nightlife, Way Way Off the Beaten Path, What Dreams May Come
Forbes Magazine lists it as one of the 12 most beautiful national parks in the world (the list is actually pretty thorough). A contributor to Forbes and the author of “Do Travel Writers Go to Hell?” remarked that this was “the most...
by Calvin Sun | Jun 25, 2013 | Fit for Foodies, Nicaragua, Summer 2013: Central America, The Nightlife, Walking Tours
We’ve had our fair share of colonial town experiences from Cartagena to Antigua to Santo Domingo, but Granada is something else of a find in Nicaragua. It may be not as well manicured as the aforementioned three, but that’s what makes...
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