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You’re Going to Miss…“The Fairest Island Human Eyes Have Yet Beheld.” (Part I)

You’re Going to Miss…“The Fairest Island Human Eyes Have Yet Beheld.” (Part I)

by Calvin Sun | Apr 26, 2014 | Cuba, Spring 2014: Pirates of the Caribbean, What Dreams May Come

  Here we go. If it’s not already playing, press play. And then start reading.   “To awaken quite alone in a strange town is one of the pleasantest sensations in the world.” – Freya Stark   Havana   You’re going to miss the first...
A Moment Of Pause In Cancun

A Moment Of Pause In Cancun

by Calvin Sun | Apr 24, 2014 | Mexico, Spring 2014: Pirates of the Caribbean

I never seen water as blue as Cancun’s.  Hanging out at Oasis Sens, and just relaxing before I begin another adventure tomorrow. Here goes nothing.Internet is reported to be unreliable where I’m going, so this might be the last update in...
Pickpocketed In Quito

Pickpocketed In Quito

by Calvin Sun | Apr 23, 2014 | April 2014: South America, Crisis, Ecuador, Epiphanies on the Road, Fail, Introspection, Peru, Serendipitous!

  After visiting the Middle of the World in the morning, I set off to Quito’s New Town to meet Annie Huang, a friend of a friend studying abroad in Quito who had been introduced to me over Facebook last night.    ...
Zero, Zero: Mitad

Zero, Zero: Mitad

by Calvin Sun | Apr 22, 2014 | April 2014: South America, Ecuador, Rules Are Meant To Be Broken, Travel Warnings, Way Way Off the Beaten Path

0,0 …are the coordinates of a town 30-40 minutes north of Quito, called “La Mitad del Mundo” or “The Middle of the World” where the coordinates are essentially 0 degrees South x 0 degrees West: the exact...
Alone In Quito

Alone In Quito

by Calvin Sun | Apr 21, 2014 | April 2014: South America, California, Ecuador, Walking Tours

  After yesterday’s goodbyes, I’m alone for the first time and probably for the last time on this trip. I reflected upon the merits of traveling alone in detail a few months ago, also in South America, in The Case for Traveling...
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