by Calvin Sun | Dec 18, 2015 | Border Crossing, Crisis, Fail, Getting that VISA, Hong Kong, How Did You Do That?, Lessons Learned, Pre-travel Preparations, Rules Are Meant To Be Broken, Vietnam
The following is a guest post by twice monsooner Ambrose Chu, who graciously asked if he could contribute to the Monsoon Diaries adventures. Ambrose first discovered us when googling how to obtain a tourist visa for Iran. He reached out and met me...
by Calvin Sun | Jun 16, 2014 | Blitzkrieg!!!, Epiphanies on the Road, Hong Kong, Introspection, Serendipitous!, The Nightlife
Press play. And then start reading. The wanderer is alone. He is but a single leaf drifting in a forest, relishing in the anonymity granted by the countless cities that shelter him. He will lose himself dancing among the spices of...
by Lei Zhao | Feb 5, 2014 | August 2013: Lei Goes to China, China, Fit for Foodies, Guest Posts, Hong Kong, Macau, Serendipitous!, Walking Tours
The following is the first of 4 guest posts on China by Lei Zhao, who continues to contribute to the Monsoon Diaries adventures time and time again. Lei Zhao and I have been close friends since 7th grade of middle school. Saying that we’ve been through a...
by Calvin Sun | Dec 20, 2010 | Blitzkrieg!!!, Hong Kong, Post-travel Reflections
So I’m back home and the above photo describes exactly how I feel. - At time of posting in NYC, it was 1 °C - Humidity: 52% | Wind Speed: 25km/hr | Cloud Cover: partly...
by Calvin Sun | Dec 19, 2010 | Blitzkrieg!!!, Fit for Foodies, Hong Kong
How can a trip be complete without something getting served? Thanks to Vicky for coming out to see me a day after getting her wisdom teeth pulled! We haven’t seen each other for at least 6 years (since we were seniors in high school), and it...
by Calvin Sun | Dec 18, 2010 | Blitzkrieg!!!, Fit for Foodies, Hong Kong, The Nightlife
I think my trip in Hong Kong has been defined by limitless amounts of good food. Like being in NYC Chinatown but much much better. After what seemed like a 15 course dinner, I wandered about a few hotels along the river: And then my brother Linus...
