by Calvin Sun | Jul 8, 2011 | How Did You Do That?, India, Let me tell you a Story..., Summer 2011: From the Middle East to North Korea, The Nightlife
My favorite part of the journey So yesterday worked out better than I thought. Leh and Dharamsala are very very far from each other. It usually should take 1-2 days to get there, even with flight since Dharamsala has no nearby airport. But we managed to reach...
by Calvin Sun | Jun 27, 2011 | Fail, Introspection, Mythbusters, Nepal, Public Transportation, Summer 2011: From the Middle East to North Korea, The Nightlife
Went paragliding this morning…and didn’t die. Our place where we were staying, Karma Guesthouse (highly recommended! 250 rupees per person, which is around $3-4 USD), arranged it for us: It’s about $78 USD to get on a 9:30am pickup van that took me...
by Calvin Sun | Jun 17, 2011 | Lebanon, Summer 2011: From the Middle East to North Korea, The Nightlife
“Sir, have you ever visited Israel?” “Never.” “OK, go.” I know this routine. I’ve heard about it ever since I started traveling. The rule is that if you ever been to Israel and show evidence of it with a stamp in your...
by Calvin Sun | Jun 16, 2011 | Let me tell you a Story..., Summer 2011: From the Middle East to North Korea, The Nightlife, Turkey, Walking Tours, What Dreams May Come
There are very few moments in life where you stop to think, and forget to start again… We knew we only had 2 days in Istanbul, so upon our 6am arrival into the Bus Terminal (from our 12 hour overnight bus from Cappadocia) we got a little antsy as they kept us...
by Calvin Sun | Mar 30, 2011 | April 2011: Peru & Colombia, Fit for Foodies, Peru, The Nightlife, Walking Tours
So about the place we’re staying at… Yeah, anyways, Loki’s Backpackers Hostel? It’s nice: Our circuit around Cuzco was brief. We pretty much saw most of everything we were supposed to see in under 4 hours. This was the route we took: Start @...
by Calvin Sun | Dec 18, 2010 | Blitzkrieg!!!, Fit for Foodies, Hong Kong, The Nightlife
I think my trip in Hong Kong has been defined by limitless amounts of good food. Like being in NYC Chinatown but much much better. After what seemed like a 15 course dinner, I wandered about a few hotels along the river: The Bank of China And then my brother Linus...
by Calvin Sun | Aug 3, 2010 | Epiphanies on the Road, India, Serendipitous!, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India, The Nightlife, Uncategorized Stories
Is it weird or a coincidence or simply fate that 2 strangers you meet in Hampi by accident (simply by asking “is that temple closed?”) end up heading in the same direction as you to Goa via the same train and staying at the same hotel with you for the next...
by Calvin Sun | Jul 25, 2010 | Epiphanies on the Road, India, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India, The Nightlife
I wake up in what feels like a morning after a night of excess. Saw a seedier underbelly of this city last night. I can’t write details, but just imagine a toned down version of Trainspotting in Mumbai. As a casual observer, I found it to be a quite a...
by Calvin Sun | Jul 16, 2010 | India, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India, The Nightlife, Uncategorized Stories
So I made a bunch of new friends at the place I’m staying (The Ganpati Guesthouse) and last night we all had decided to go out for some dinner before going to see a local music show. Despite a vegetarian feast, I think we stayed there a little too...
by Calvin Sun | Jul 12, 2010 | India, Serendipitous!, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India, The Nightlife
I’ve only been here for 24 hours, and I’m already hanging out with Steffi (my new German friend I had met yesterday at the airport), Tanmay (a mutual friend of Vaibhav who found me wandering in the streets of Calcutta), and a few of...
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