by Calvin Sun | Dec 7, 2013 | Our Next Adventure
2014 Trips April: South America Late April: Pirates of the Caribbean May: Turkmenistan & Georgia June: Africa? October: Iraq? December: Oceana? April 2014: SOUTH AMERICA April 9th – April 22nd View Monsoon...
by Calvin Sun | Oct 14, 2013 | Antarctica, Our Next Adventure
ANTARCTICA 10 days View 2012, 2013 Monsoon Diaries in a larger map They say it’s like visiting another planet: Antarctica. For those of you who want an experience that’s totally out of this world and to come back with stories to...
by Calvin Sun | Feb 18, 2013 | Our Next Adventure
2013 Trips APRIL: Austin, Texas JUNE: Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama OCTOBER/NOVEMBER: Iceland DECEMBER: Uruguay, Argentina, Chile, ANTARCTICA I do not take credit for any of these pictures because at the time of...
by Calvin Sun | Oct 4, 2012 | December 2012: Eastern Europe, Introspection, Our Next Adventure, Pre-travel Preparations
“We cannot bear to regard ourselves simply as playthings of blind chance, we cannot admit to feeling ourselves abandoned.” - Ugo Betti. History comes alive this winter. How many of us dare to consider ourselves as part of some greater context, placing our...
by Stephanie Quan | Jul 13, 2012 | Our Next Adventure
In a little less than 6 hours, I’ll be leaving to climb Mt. Whitney, aka the highest peak in the continental US. 14,479ft. You may be thinking, “This sounds really tough.What have you done to prepare for this?” Answer: Aside from pack warm...
by Calvin Sun | Jan 17, 2012 | Our Next Adventure, Post-travel Reflections, Pre-travel Preparations
Taken by Mahdi Kalhor – ‘Kalut’ in Lut Desert We at The Monsoon Diaries have traveled to over 30 countries in the last 18 months, all while spending very little and keeping fulltime jobs, remaining as fulltime students, or both. We’ve...
by Calvin Sun | Nov 8, 2011 | November 2011: Guatemala & Belize, Our Next Adventure, Pre-travel Preparations, Summer 2011: From the Middle East to North Korea
The original plan was to do Spain, Morocco, and Portugal this winter as my next trip. But not so; the travel bug bites again. And we have new travel partners joining us this time! What I’m doing in 5 days: Miami Guatemala City Lake Atitlán Antigua Tikal Belize...
by Calvin Sun | Sep 18, 2011 | Our Next Adventure, Pre-travel Preparations
It’s hard to live up to the stunts we pulled in North Korea. But that doesn’t mean we’re going to quit while we’re ahead! What we’re planning for the next year (FYI, I didn’t take these photos, because…well…I...
by Calvin Sun | Apr 11, 2011 | Our Next Adventure, Pre-travel Preparations, Summer 2011: From the Middle East to North Korea
This is a declaration. of a will, of a need to live, to travel, to see the things in the world that will start these new chapters in our lives. This early June, we start in Istanbul . . . and then find ourselves among one of the 7 natural wonders of the...
by Calvin Sun | Jan 5, 2011 | Colombia, Our Next Adventure, Peru, Pre-travel Preparations
On a budget thats more than 2/3 cheaper than an average college senior’s all-inclusive spring break, this is what I will see in 7 days: Ollantaytambo, Peru Aguas Calientes, Peru Machu Picchu, Peru Bogotá, Colombia Cartagena, Colombia Playa Blanca, Colombia Islas...
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