by Lei Zhao | May 1, 2017 | Cuba, Epiphanies on the Road, Guest Posts, How Did You Do That?, Post-travel Reflections, Way Way Off the Beaten Path, What Dreams May Come
Three hours from JFK. 90 miles from Key West. And yet, seemingly worlds away. Four New Yorkers — Alex, Elliot, Emma, and I — waited far too long for checked bags to show up, the first indication we were running on island time, and a socialist island at that. Our...
by Calvin Sun | May 11, 2014 | Cuba, Spring 2014: Pirates of the Caribbean, Way Way Off the Beaten Path, What Dreams May Come, You're Going to Miss It...
Pictures courtesy of Vivian Trinh, Jan Ferrer, Susan Samol, Edmund Fong, and yours truly. If it doesn’t start playing, press play. And then start reading. “You do not travel if you are afraid of the unknown. You travel for the unknown, that reveals...
by Calvin Sun | May 9, 2014 | Cuba, Spring 2014: Pirates of the Caribbean, The Nightlife, What Dreams May Come
Pictures courtesy of Vivian Trinh, Jan Ferrer, Edmund Fong, and yours truly. If it’s not already playing, press play. And then start reading. “People don’t take trips . . . trips take people.” – John SteinbeckTrinidad You’re...
by Calvin Sun | May 9, 2014 | Cuba, Fit for Foodies, Spring 2014: Pirates of the Caribbean
Pictures courtesy of Vivian Trinh, Jan Ferrer, Edmund Fong, and yours truly. If it’s not already playing, press play. And then start reading. “We must go beyond textbooks, go out into the bypaths and untrodden depths of the wilderness...
by Calvin Sun | May 8, 2014 | Cuba, Spring 2014: Pirates of the Caribbean, Way Way Off the Beaten Path, You're Going to Miss It...
Pictures courtesy of Vivian Trinh, Edmund Fong, Susan Samol and yours truly. If it doesn’t start playing, press play. And then start reading. “A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.” – John A....
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...
