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Finally Coming Together “Aswan!”

Finally Coming Together “Aswan!”

by Calvin Sun | Nov 30, 2019 | Autumn 2019: Egypt Redux - 10 Years Later, Doctor in the House, Egypt

 By now you might be sick of all these “throwback” nostalgia I’m writing about, 10 years this, and 10 years that.Thankfully, there’s some new material as I had missed Aswan the last time I was here. Therefore it would be our first stop...
Try Not To Be An Old Giza, Will Ya: The Great Pyramids

Try Not To Be An Old Giza, Will Ya: The Great Pyramids

by Calvin Sun | Nov 29, 2019 | Autumn 2019: Egypt Redux - 10 Years Later, Egypt, Epiphanies on the Road, Way Way Off the Beaten Path, What Dreams May Come

 After a whirlwind first day in Cairo, we woke up bright and early at 4am for the Pyramids. Just like good old times.  Today we changed nothing on the plan I did 10 years ago. Everything was planned to the tee to be exactly the same except that...
The Return To Cairo, 10 Years Later

The Return To Cairo, 10 Years Later

by Calvin Sun | Nov 28, 2019 | Autumn 2019: Egypt Redux - 10 Years Later, Egypt, Introspection, Post-travel Reflections

  Of all the layovers I’ve had the past 10 years that have brought me back to the same places over and over again, I’ve never once stepped foot back in Egypt since my 2010 trip that started it all. Fateful isn’t it? And I knew the day I would...
Socotra-pped On An Island Paradise: Day 7 – Rico Shuaab-ey

Socotra-pped On An Island Paradise: Day 7 – Rico Shuaab-ey

by Calvin Sun | Nov 26, 2019 | November 2019: Socotra Island, Socotra Island, Way Way Off the Beaten Path, Yemen

    All things must come to an end. On our last official day in Socotra and from our campsites at Detwah, we woke up to take a 2 long rocky boat trip to Shuaab.      The waves were rough, as we almost capsized more times I would have wanted to...
Socotra-pped On An Island Paradise: Day 6 – A Monsooner Always Pays Their Detwah!

Socotra-pped On An Island Paradise: Day 6 – A Monsooner Always Pays Their Detwah!

by Calvin Sun | Nov 25, 2019 | November 2019: Socotra Island, Socotra Island, Way Way Off the Beaten Path, Yemen

  After breakfast we took a stroll through the village this morning, including visit to the local garden where they plant new Dragon’s Blood trees.     Then from Dixsam we took an early morning drive west, passing by a few abandoned Soviet tanks from...
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