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Damascus Anything About Syria!

Damascus Anything About Syria!

by Calvin Sun | Sep 19, 2023 | Border Crossing, Crisis, Getting that VISA, How Did You Do That?, September 2023: Syria, Syria, Walking Tours, What Dreams May Come

 It has been a trip years in the making and probably the last casualty of COVID-19 that I’m finally making up for. As promised, I’m a man of my word when it comes to travel promises. I followed through on Wales and Svalbard when both got moved twice...
Mogadishu, Somalia: Witness to Reconstruction & Renaissance

Mogadishu, Somalia: Witness to Reconstruction & Renaissance

by Calvin Sun | May 27, 2023 | Getting that VISA, May 2023: Horn of Africa, Somalia, Travel Warnings, Way Way Off the Beaten Path, What Dreams May Come

 The Battle of Mogadishu took place nearly more than 30 years ago in 1993 and its subsequent depiction in the film Black Hawk Down has remained a fixture of my childhood since high school. I still remember the night when we went to watch the film with my fellow...
“Har”geisa You Ready For Somaliland Independence Day?

“Har”geisa You Ready For Somaliland Independence Day?

by Calvin Sun | May 18, 2023 | Getting that VISA, May 2023: Horn of Africa, Somalia, Somaliland, Walking Tours, Way Way Off the Beaten Path

  Waking up early after 3 days in Djibouti, we scrambled at 5am to board our Air Djibouti flight DJB204 at 7:00am. You’ll have to buy this ticket separately on Air Djibouti’s website approximately 2 months at the earliest before your travel date....
Shake Djibouti

Shake Djibouti

by Calvin Sun | May 14, 2023 | Djibouti, Fit for Foodies, Getting that VISA, How's the weather?, May 2023: Horn of Africa, Walking Tours, Way Way Off the Beaten Path

  I seem to be on a roll with getting great premium economy deals over business when flying across the Atlantic. After forays with British Airways Premium Economy, Air Tahiti Nui Premium Economy, Air Senegal Premium Economy, American Airlines Premium Economy, I...
Seoulmates

Seoulmates

by Calvin Sun | Mar 29, 2023 | April 2023: South Korea & Jeju Island, Fit for Foodies, Getting that VISA, South Korea, Walking Tours

  How do we do a megacity like Seoul justice? Certainly an 18 hour layover isn’t going to cut it. And that’s a big reason why I’ve returned to visit Seoul properly. Accompanied by 19 new and returning monsooners, all of us touched down in ICN...
Play a Song from the Juba‘x: South Sudan, The Newest Country in the World

Play a Song from the Juba‘x: South Sudan, The Newest Country in the World

by Calvin Sun | Mar 24, 2023 | Blitzkrieg!!!, Getting that VISA, How Did You Do That?, March 2023: South Sudan, South Sudan, Way Way Off the Beaten Path

 Yesterday I began my marathon itinerary of flights with a premium economy American Airlines seat from NYC to Doha.  I’m glad I didn’t bother with figuring out miles for business class; I nearly had the whole premium economy cabin to...
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