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Homeward Bound

Homeward Bound

by Calvin Sun | Aug 10, 2010 | Epiphanies on the Road, Lessons Learned, Singapore, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India, Uncategorized Stories, What Dreams May Come

  What if life turned out the way it does in the movies? Sometimes they can:      And I’m staring at a plane that will take me away from this place.   Press play. And then start reading.       This is our last goodbye I hate to feel the...
Thoughts on the Road

Thoughts on the Road

by Calvin Sun | Aug 6, 2010 | Epiphanies on the Road, India, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India, What Dreams May Come

 Last night: Overnight bus in the middle-of-nowhere, India. A song from a distant past begins to play on the iPod. The last time I heard this song I am also on a night bus: It is exactly 11 years ago in the middle-of-somewhere America and I am returning from a...
Fate: A Summary Of Traveling In India

Fate: A Summary Of Traveling In India

by Calvin Sun | Aug 3, 2010 | Epiphanies on the Road, India, Serendipitous!, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India, The Nightlife, Uncategorized Stories

 Is it weird or a coincidence or simply fate that 2 strangers you meet in Hampi by accident (simply by asking “is that temple closed?” end up heading in the same direction as you to Goa via the same train and staying at the same hotel with you for the...
Moving On From Hyderabad To Hampi

Moving On From Hyderabad To Hampi

by Calvin Sun | Jul 29, 2010 | Epiphanies on the Road, How Did You Do That?, India, Mo' Money Mo' Problems, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India

 Took a sleeper bus direct from Hyderabad to Hospet (450 rupees for AC sleeper, regular seat), where I then boarded a public bus to Hampi (5 rupees) that morning.It was very difficult to leave.  I forgot to elaborate how I stayed in a famous art gallery...
Good Company In Hyderabad

Good Company In Hyderabad

by Calvin Sun | Jul 28, 2010 | Epiphanies on the Road, India, Serendipitous!, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India

  I don’t think I will remember Hyderabad for its beautiful sights like Charminar or the Buddha Temple. Instead, I will take with me from Hyderabad a group of amazing people and new friends, from the unceasing hospitality of Saraswati and her sister...
The Trip Resumes Tonight!

The Trip Resumes Tonight!

by Calvin Sun | Jul 25, 2010 | Epiphanies on the Road, India, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India, The Nightlife

 I wake up in what feels like a morning after a night of excess.  Saw a seedier underbelly of this city last night. I can’t write details, but just imagine a toned down version of Trainspotting in Mumbai. As a casual observer, I found it to...
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