by Calvin Sun | Nov 12, 2017 | Blitzkrieg!!!, Germany, How's the weather?, Layovers, Serendipitous!, The Nightlife, Walking Tours, Weekend Trips, What Dreams May Come
One year ago at a Thanksgiving Dinner I was hosting at my place, one of my monsooners from my 2016 Southern Africa trip and the 2017 Trans-Mongolian + Tibet trip, JC, brought over his new roommate Stephanie. She had just moved into NYC from her hometown of...
by Calvin Sun | Jan 11, 2013 | December 2012: Eastern Europe, Fail, Germany, Poland, Post-travel Reflections, Serendipitous!, Ukraine, Way Way Off the Beaten Path, What Dreams May Come, You're Going to Miss It...
Pictures courtesy of Mandy Cheuk, Simon Lu, Kai Tan, Cynthia Koo, and yours truly. With contributions by Cynthia Koo. If it’s not already playing, press play. And then start reading. “…Because the only people for me are the mad...
by Calvin Sun | Jan 1, 2013 | December 2012: Eastern Europe, Germany
Remember 8 months ago when we took a detour sidetrip with our 5 hour layover in Frankfurt? Well it’s deja vu all over again, this time with a different group of 16 people (with the exception of Cynthia coming again, of course)!I’ll spare you the...
by Calvin Sun | Apr 19, 2012 | April 2012: Iran, Blitzkrieg!!!, Germany, Layovers, Walking Tours
We had a 5 hour layover in Frankfurt after leaving Iran, which we made the most of despite being severely underslept. From the airport we took a 10 minute train ride (4 stops I believe) to the main area of Hauptwache. Scatter up to the top of...