by Calvin Sun | Jul 20, 2022 | Cape Verde, Fit for Foodies, July 2022: Cape Verde
Our original plan today was to visit the outer islands of either Sal or Maio, but due to technical engine failures of all of TACV’s flights today, we would be “marooned” on Santiago. What a first world problem to suggest because we still would...
by Calvin Sun | Jul 19, 2022 | Cape Verde, July 2022: Cape Verde, Walking Tours
Retrieving us from Praia, our guide Rita of Bu Country Tours drove us the 20 minutes west to the historic former Cape Verdean capital city of Cidade Velha. We started up top at Fortaleza Real de San Felipe: Built originally to defend the city...
by Calvin Sun | Jul 19, 2022 | Cape Verde, Getting that VISA, July 2022: Cape Verde, Walking Tours
5 days off in the middle of summer, and flights dropping down to $800 roundtrip from NYC to Cape Verde…what’s not to like? Taking advantage of the new (just opened up 10 months ago!) Air Senegal Flight HC408 route, direct from NYC to DSS (NYC to...
by Calvin Sun | Jul 11, 2022 | Svalbard, You're Going to Miss It...
PRESS play and read the post with the music (and feel free to even watch it; it’s very applicable) . . . You’re going to miss hearing about trip to a region on Earth you never heard of before, signing up from as far back as 3...
by Calvin Sun | Jun 28, 2022 | June 2022: Svalbard, Norway
After 6 days off the grid in Svalbard, 5 of our 15 decided to join my whimsical decision to visit Tromsø on the way back home.After a dramatic goodbye and making up for missing our bus to the airport, 6 of us took the 2:45pm flight out from Longyearbyen to...
