by Calvin Sun | Mar 24, 2018 | Blitzkrieg!!!, Layovers, March 2018: Central Europe Road Trip, Serendipitous!, Sweden
You might want to refer to this while reading ahead. A month ago I received my work schedule which revealed I would have a series of 4-5 consecutive days off from work — this usually sets in motion to create a monsoon. So for a few days I toyed...
by Calvin Sun | Aug 27, 2015 | Belarus, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Post-travel Reflections, Sweden, Way Way Off the Beaten Path, What Dreams May Come, You're Going to Miss It...
If it’s not already playing, press play. And then start reading. “A journey is best measured in friends, not in miles.” – Tim Cahill You’re going to miss the first impressions, the first handshakes, the polite offers to cover taxi rides to...
by Calvin Sun | Aug 15, 2015 | August 2015: The Baltic Circle, Border Crossing, Finland, Sweden, The Nightlife, Way Way Off the Beaten Path
Our group of 24 headed out 2pm in the afternoon for Helsinki, Finland from Stockholm, Sweden by sea. We hopped on the Viking Line m/s Gabriella departing at 4:30pm, with a 10:10am arrival the next day. The process, like on DFDS, is...
by Calvin Sun | Aug 13, 2015 | August 2015: The Baltic Circle, Public Transportation, Sweden, The Nightlife, What Dreams May Come
WARNING: THE FOLLOWING POST CONTAINS PHOTOS DEPICTING NUDITY (IN THE NAME OF ART) Despite however we tired we were after an overnight bus from Oslo to Stockholm and 16 hours of nonstop walking, the 15 of us still went out on a Wednesday night: We...
by Calvin Sun | Aug 12, 2015 | August 2015: The Baltic Circle, Sweden, Walking Tours
The group arrived into Stockholm from Oslo at 6:30am, bleary-eyed and one hour earlier than scheduled. For some, this would be 2 overnight buses in a row, with nary a shower to help them cope with their first monsoonal madness. The 7 other returning monsooners...
