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Getting Out of Omicron City to Fort-de-France, Martinique

Getting Out of Omicron City to Fort-de-France, Martinique

by Calvin Sun | Jan 2, 2022 | Doctor in the House, Fail, January 2022: Martinique, St. Lucia, & Guadeloupe, Martinique

 If I’m in the photo or the photo is really really professional, then the photography credit goes to Paul Woo.It’s time for another joint journey with The Yacht Week on our second collaboration together, this time for a much smaller excursion to visit...
“Cayman,” What Are You Waiting For?

“Cayman,” What Are You Waiting For?

by Calvin Sun | Dec 10, 2021 | Cayman Islands, December 2021: Cayman Islands

  I need to use the last of these before they expire! #firstworldproblems  As the Cayman Islands were beginning to allow foreign visitors again for its Phase 4 of reopening during the pandemic, I wanted to get in before the high season began in mid...
“Why So Cerros?” Verde National Park

“Why So Cerros?” Verde National Park

by Calvin Sun | Nov 21, 2021 | El Salvador, November 2021: El Salvador, Weekend Trips

 Sunsets and volcanoes: I’m a sucker for any variation of the combination.Today we began with a lazy morning taking turns obtaining negative test results for COVID-19 so we could return home. In lieu of visiting local clinics, I packed 7 BinaxNOW home test...
Santa Ana Over To Tazumal

Santa Ana Over To Tazumal

by Calvin Sun | Nov 20, 2021 | El Salvador, November 2021: El Salvador, Way Way Off the Beaten Path, Weekend Trips

  After an early breakfast at 8am and disappointigly finding out that Joya de Ceren — the Pompeii of El Salvador — was temporarily closed for renovations, we instead set off for San Andres: a pre-Columbian site in El Salvador beginning in 900 BC and...
I Have So Much San Salvador-ation Right Now

I Have So Much San Salvador-ation Right Now

by Calvin Sun | Nov 19, 2021 | El Salvador, Fit for Foodies, November 2021: El Salvador, Weekend Trips

 El Salvador: a country long elusive from my grasp. Despite multiple layovers here on my voyages to and from South America, I never really ventured far beyond the airport and THAT DOES NOT COUNT as a visit. Now I’m setting things right again and making it a...
Mecca Wasn’t “Ta’if” on Us!

Mecca Wasn’t “Ta’if” on Us!

by Calvin Sun | Oct 14, 2021 | How Did You Do That?, October 2021: Saudi Arabia, Rules Are Meant To Be Broken, Saudi Arabia, Travel Warnings, Way Way Off the Beaten Path, What Dreams May Come

Ta’if About a 2 hours’ drive north of Jeddah lies Ta’if. Located within the Mecca region and one of the oldest towns in Saudi Arabia, it has been famous for its rose production and views over Mecca itself:     Along the way we stopped to say hi to the...
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