by Calvin Sun | Dec 8, 2014 | Blitzkrieg!!!, Epiphanies on the Road, Fail, Fit for Foodies, How Did You Do That?, Indonesia, Introspection, Lessons Learned, Mo' Money Mo' Problems, The Philippines, Winter 2014: Extreme SE Asia
In the last post I described the massive risk we were taking rebooking a flight from the Philippines to Bali after a later flight of ours was cancelled because of the typhoon. Well, we made it. Not even a typhoon can stop the monsoon! After...
by Annah Kim | Jul 8, 2010 | Indonesia, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India
New Friend we made at the hostel with a FlipCam! Mosque Istiqlal:
by Annah Kim | Jul 8, 2010 | Indonesia, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India, Uncategorized Stories
So this morning, I got to upload a lot of videos but the computer was so slow that it just pooped out on me before I could post them… Sorry! On a different note- Caitlin left our trip this morning at 4am to get to the airport at which point she was detained and...
by Calvin Sun | Jul 8, 2010 | Doctor in the House, Fit for Foodies, Indonesia, Mo' Money Mo' Problems, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India
From beaches to mountains, from villages to megacities. This is the diverse face of Indonesia, where thinks look a little like what Earth should look like, and where sometimes you just feel like you’re on Mars (or at Shangri-La). It begs exploration, as it...
by Calvin Sun | Jul 8, 2010 | Indonesia, Serendipitous!, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India
So this morning we said our goodbyes to Etri, bought a silver pen as a thank-you gift for Mr. Pesik, and took a 1 hour cheapo flight from Yogyakarta to Jakarta, at which we got stranded in a monsoon right after getting off the plane. And we’re...
by Calvin Sun | Jul 7, 2010 | How's the weather?, Indonesia, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India, What Dreams May Come
Went Templelunkin’ today by visiting both the UNESCO World Heritage Sites of Borobudur and Prambanan. It’s pretty much a 9th century Buddhist Temple vs. a 9th century Hindu Temple respectively, and while Borobudur gets all the attention in...
