by Calvin Sun | May 2, 2022 | Fit for Foodies, Layovers, Oregon
On our roadtrip a year and half ago, we missed Portland while driving from Washington State through Oregon and I had decided it would be added to the list of “what should have been.” On my way back from Polynesia, I felt that a layover involving...
by Calvin Sun | Mar 4, 2022 | Canada, Washington
3 years ago while on one of our annual monsoon ski trips in Vermont, I had promised to lead another one in Whistler. Then the pandemic happened, capped off by my first time in Seattle. Then after making so many friends from Seattle 5 months ago on our first...
by Calvin Sun | May 4, 2021 | May 2021: US Virgin Islands, US Virgin Islands
Need to really really get away even when you’re already in Saint Thomas? Consider a day trip to Saint John. Beginning with a 7am taxi pickup from our lodgings in Charlotte Amalie, we arrived at Red Hook’s Ferry Terminal at...
by Calvin Sun | May 2, 2021 | May 2021: US Virgin Islands, US Virgin Islands
After beginning my weekend in Saint Croix, I began my journey back to Saint Thomas with breakfast arepas at Toast Diner by the Christiansted boardwalk. Probably the only thing open for breakfast on a Sunday at Saint Croix during shoulder season. ...
by Calvin Sun | May 1, 2021 | Border Crossing, Fit for Foodies, May 2021: US Virgin Islands, United States, US Virgin Islands, Weekend Trips
During the heydey of the pandemic, I was nominated to be one of the 100,000 Healthcare Workers to receive a pair of of roundtrip flight certificates offered by JetBlue. I almost forgot about the expiration dates, if it weren’t for a reminder in the middle...
by Calvin Sun | Jan 1, 2021 | Introspection, New York, You're Going to Miss It...
Thanksgiving6 days ago on my birthday, I was having dinner with a few friends who simply wanted to catch up before a possible 2nd NYC lockdown; none of them knowing that it was my birthday at the time. I was okay with that; I guess as you get older — especially...