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 Stephanie Quan | Dec 27, 2013 | Argentina, Camping, Guest Posts, Post-travel Reflections, What Dreams May Come, You're Going to Miss It...
I went to Argentina with my sister and our friend Eva in March. This is a list of my favorite experiences. (and why you should go!) 11. Gelato Its everywhere. Its delicious. Bring your dairy pills because you’ll want globs of it every day. ...
by Calvin Sun | Dec 26, 2013 | Argentina, How Did You Do That?, Mo' Money Mo' Problems, What Dreams May Come, Winter 2013: Antarctica to Pakistan
Today was a feast for the eyes, and for the imagination. Even though I just was in Antarctica, this Patagonian glacier by El Calafate can give those in Antarctica a run for their money: El Perito Moreno Glacier just got served We first confirmed...
by Calvin Sun | Dec 24, 2013 | Antarctica, Crisis, How's the weather?, Lessons Learned, Way Way Off the Beaten Path, What Dreams May Come, Winter 2013: Antarctica, Winter 2013: Antarctica to Pakistan
The ride back across the Drake Passage from Antarctica was much much worse Day 4: There’s only 2 places in the world where you can sail directly into a volcano. The first one is Santorini, Greece (yawn), the second one is Deception Island in...
by Calvin Sun | Dec 24, 2013 | Antarctica, Doctor in the House, Fail, How's the weather?, Lessons Learned, Way Way Off the Beaten Path, What Dreams May Come, Winter 2013: Antarctica, Winter 2013: Antarctica to Pakistan
Antarctica Day 3 in a nutshell: We first woke up for a brief visit to and a quick hike up Neko Harbor: More panoramas of Neko Harbor: A panorama of Neko Harbor: After lunch we then headed to Cuverville Island to see some Gentoo...
by Calvin Sun | Dec 23, 2013 | Antarctica, How's the weather?, Way Way Off the Beaten Path, What Dreams May Come, Winter 2013: Antarctica, Winter 2013: Antarctica to Pakistan
Video of our sailing through the Lemaire Channel: And cruising around our zodiacs afterwards: We woke up the next morning near the British-operated Fort Lockroy. There we got the much-coveted passport stamps for Antarctica: We also finally saw our first...
by Calvin Sun | Nov 3, 2013 | How Did You Do That?, Iceland, October 2013: Iceland, Walking Tours, Way Way Off the Beaten Path, What Dreams May Come
Today we rented out 2 cars (5/pp per vehicle) to take on the Golden Circle at our own leisurely pace. This ended up costing around $60-$70 USD per person for the whole day (including car rental insurance), which was a little cheaper than taking a public bus...
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 | Jun 28, 2013 | Costa Rica, Fail, How's the weather?, Summer 2013: Central America, Walking Tours, Way Way Off the Beaten Path, What Dreams May Come
There’s been a few recurring inside jokes we’ve been throwing around during the trip, one of them being nature’s tendency to constantly amaze us, and at the same time screw us over. Today was one of those days where it tried to screw us...
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...
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