The Monsoon Diaries
  • TMD: A Memoir
    • Amazon
    • Barnes&Noble
    • Books-A-Million
    • Bookshop.org
    • Indiebound
    • AppleBooks
    • GooglePlay
    • Kobo
  • Upcoming Trips
    • Syria
    • Libya
    • West Africa
    • Hokkaido
    • Papua New Guinea
    • All Trips
    • Volunteer
  • Past Trips
    • Itineraries
    • Our Map
    • Pics & Vids
  • About
    • What We Do
    • Founding Story
    • How We Do It
      • The 20 Rules
      • Travel Guide
    • In The Press
  • Community
    • Who We Are
    • Reunions
    • Our Friends
    • Trip Reviews
    • Media Cov.
    • Dancing
  • Blog
    • All Posts
    • Featured
    • Meditative
  • Shop
  • FAQ/Contact
Select Page
On The Way To Ha Long Bay

On The Way To Ha Long Bay

by Calvin Sun | Jun 8, 2010 | Lessons Learned, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India, Vietnam

 Updated our Friends page!About to board an 8am bus to Ha Long Bay. We’ll be staying overnight at a junk in the bay (so don’t expect to hear from us for a bit); I’m looking forward to waking up and eating rice while watching a sun rise over the...
First Impressions of Hanoi

First Impressions of Hanoi

by Annah Kim | Jun 8, 2010 | Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India, Vietnam

Yesterday was the first official day spent in Vietnam… We’ve found that it’s drastically different from the Philippines. On the night that we arrived, I was confused to see nice cars, to get into a nice taxi, and to see a higher socioeconomic strata...
“Good Morning, Vietnam!”: Hanoi In One Day

“Good Morning, Vietnam!”: Hanoi In One Day

by Calvin Sun | Jun 8, 2010 | How's the weather?, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India, Vietnam

  Being a big fan of movies like Apocalypse Now, Platoon, Born on the Fourth of July, Forrest Gump, The Deer Hunter, and Full Metal Jacket, I am truly excited to finally be in Vietnam. We arrived to a flood.     But we woke up to sunshine.    ...

Where Are We Now?

Click to open a larger map

Where Are We Next?

Click to open a larger map

Recent Posts

  • Damascus Anything About Syria! September 19, 2023
  • Meet the Monsooners to Syria! September 6, 2023
  • Tomorrowland July 31, 2023
  • How Do You Measure A Ier-apetra? How About Love? July 26, 2023
  • Growing a Spin-alonga July 26, 2023

Post Categories

Calendar of Posts

June 2010
M T W T F S S
 123456
78910111213
14151617181920
21222324252627
282930  
« May   Jul »
  • Facebook
  • X
  • Instagram
  • RSS
All original photos, videos and media uploaded to, and featured on this website (hereinafter (“Media Content”), are the intellectual property of Calvin D. Sun, MD and are copyright protected by The Monsoon Diaries™️ Download and use of any content or media on this website may be permitted for individual, educational, and non-commercial purposes only with the expressed written permission by the author and/or copyright holder. Please report any unauthorized use to calvin@monsoondiaries.com . Use of copyright materials, in contravention of the license above, may result in legal proceedings against the user for monetary damages, an injunction, and any other remedies and relief that a court of competent jurisdiction deems just and proper. Dr. Sun also hereby disclaims any and all liability to any party for any direct, indirect, implied, punitive, special, incidental or other consequential damages arising directly or indirectly from any use of the Media Content, which is provided as is, and without warranties. Copyright Notice: Copyright © 2020 The Monsoon Diaries™️, New York, NY USA, All Rights Reserved
Privacy Consent
To provide the best experiences, all websites may use technologies like cookies to store and/or access device information. Consenting to these technologies will allow us to process data such as browsing behavior or unique IDs on this site. Not consenting or withdrawing consent, may adversely affect certain features and functions.
Functional Always active
The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network.
Preferences
The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user.
Statistics
The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, information stored or retrieved for this purpose alone cannot usually be used to identify you.
Marketing
The technical storage or access is required to create user profiles to send advertising, or to track the user on a website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.
Manage options Manage services Manage vendors Read more about these purposes
View preferences
{title} {title} {title}