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Pickpocketed In Quito

Pickpocketed In Quito

by Calvin Sun | Apr 23, 2014 | April 2014: South America, Crisis, Ecuador, Epiphanies on the Road, Fail, Introspection, Peru, Serendipitous!

  After visiting the Middle of the World in the morning, I set off to Quito’s New Town to meet Annie Huang, a friend of a friend studying abroad in Quito who had been introduced to me over Facebook last night.    ...
Zero, Zero: Mitad

Zero, Zero: Mitad

by Calvin Sun | Apr 22, 2014 | April 2014: South America, Ecuador, Rules Are Meant To Be Broken, Travel Warnings, Way Way Off the Beaten Path

0,0 …are the coordinates of a town 30-40 minutes north of Quito, called “La Mitad del Mundo” or “The Middle of the World” where the coordinates are essentially 0 degrees South x 0 degrees West: the exact...
Alone In Quito

Alone In Quito

by Calvin Sun | Apr 21, 2014 | April 2014: South America, California, Ecuador, Walking Tours

  After yesterday’s goodbyes, I’m alone for the first time and probably for the last time on this trip. I reflected upon the merits of traveling alone in detail a few months ago, also in South America, in The Case for Traveling...
Paz Out, La Paz

Paz Out, La Paz

by Calvin Sun | Apr 21, 2014 | April 2014: South America, Bolivia, Walking Tours

  From Uyuni via Todo Turismo, our group arrived at 7:30am into La Paz the next morning, underslept and cranky from the worst overnight bus ride of our journey:     We did a 10 minute hike to Wild Rover’s Hostel and freshened up for about a few...
Salar De Uyuni

Salar De Uyuni

by Calvin Sun | Apr 20, 2014 | April 2014: South America, Bolivia, Fail, Public Transportation, What Dreams May Come

  A dream come true: Salar de Uyuni just got served on Jun’s palm Salar de Uyuni just got served   I’ve been planning to come to Salar de Uyuni for a few years now, as it’s been on possibly every single “Top # Places That You...
Leaving For La Paz

Leaving For La Paz

by Calvin Sun | Apr 18, 2014 | April 2014: South America, Bolivia, Crisis, Doctor in the House, Fail, Lessons Learned, Mo' Money Mo' Problems, Serendipitous!, Travel Warnings

Feeling a little dizzy from the altitude sickness that everyone experiences in La Paz, so I’ll make this entry as straightforward as possible… The 11 of us woke up at 5:30am this morning in Valparaiso and pre-booked 3 cabs to pick us up from the...
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