by Calvin Sun | Feb 7, 2022 | Belgium, Flying Fancy, Layovers, Serendipitous!, Turkey
I like full circles. So 10 and a half years ago I took this photo: This week I’m back: And unlike 28 hours in its airport, I decided to spend 28 hours outside of it to see how my feelings of Istanbul may have changed. Nothing...
by Calvin Sun | Sep 15, 2021 | Belgium, Crisis, Fail, France, Introspection, Italy, Post-travel Reflections, September 2021: The Tyrrhenian Sea, Serendipitous!, Sicily, Walking Tours, What Dreams May Come
After 2 days relaxing in the off-the-beaten-path island of Lampedusa, the gang took a direct evening flight out to Palermo, capital of Sicily, afterwards. Founded by Phoenicians under the name of “Ziz” and later renamed by Greeks “Panormos”, which...
by Calvin Sun | Jan 21, 2016 | Belgium, Blitzkrieg!!!, January 2016: Amsterdam & Belgium, Public Transportation, Rules Are Meant To Be Broken, Walking Tours
Starting around 10am in Bruges, I hopped on the hourly train to Brussels for 9 euros, arriving at around 11am. Then I took Tram 82 for 2.10 euros to get to my hostel at Meininger Hotel & Hostel, dropped off my stuff (since check-in wasn’t...
by Calvin Sun | Jan 20, 2016 | Belgium, Blitzkrieg!!!, Fail, January 2016: Amsterdam & Belgium, Public Transportation, Walking Tours, What Dreams May Come
I have to admit, the first time I ever heard of Bruges was when I saw the trailer to Colin Farrell’s dark comedy “In Bruges” back in 2008. A little context for the post’s title… The film makes fun of Bruges as a place...
