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Pristina Sonder

Pristina Sonder

by Calvin Sun | Aug 23, 2017 | August 2017: The Balkans, Kosovo, Public Transportation, The Nightlife, Walking Tours, Way Way Off the Beaten Path

  sonder n. the realization that each random passerby is living a life as vivid and complex as your own—populated with their own ambitions, friends, routines, worries and inherited craziness—an epic story that continues invisibly around you like an anthill...
Pretty As Peja

Pretty As Peja

by Calvin Sun | Aug 21, 2017 | August 2017: The Balkans, Border Crossing, How Did You Do That?, How's the weather?, Kosovo, Way Way Off the Beaten Path

This photo I found 2 years ago on Google is the reason why I came to Peja:     And today, I get to do my version:     Just like how a photo of Halong Bay would get me to start my first monsoon, the former photo that I found on Google...
A Lazy Afternoon In Podgorica

A Lazy Afternoon In Podgorica

by Calvin Sun | Aug 20, 2017 | August 2017: The Balkans, Montenegro, The Nightlife, Walking Tours

To be honest, our morning day trip to Mount Ostrog Monastery was way more worthwhile and interesting than our subsequent afternoon wandering around what probably is the least happening capital cities in Europe. Nevertheless, I do appreciate having some kind of sane...
The Pilgrimage To Mount Ostrog Monastery

The Pilgrimage To Mount Ostrog Monastery

by Calvin Sun | Aug 20, 2017 | August 2017: The Balkans, How Did You Do That?, Montenegro, Public Transportation, Way Way Off the Beaten Path

As 6 of us head back home after completing week 1 together, the 10 of us remaining headed out at 8am for a 4 hour pilgrimage to Mount Ostrog Monastery, a Serbian Orthodox Church dedicated to Saint Basil of Ostrog (Sveti Vasilije Ostroški), and that has been built...
From Kotor To Podgorica: Montenegro In A  Day

From Kotor To Podgorica: Montenegro In A Day

by Calvin Sun | Aug 19, 2017 | August 2017: The Balkans, Border Crossing, Doctor in the House, How Did You Do That?, Montenegro, Way Way Off the Beaten Path, What Dreams May Come

    The road from Kotor to Podgorica can take you through all of Montenegro’s history in a day. What normally is a 2 hour bus ride, we opted instead for a hostel to hostel transfer arranged by Montenegro Hostel where it would take us to all the historical...
Kounting On Kotor

Kounting On Kotor

by Calvin Sun | Aug 19, 2017 | August 2017: The Balkans, Border Crossing, Doctor in the House, Fit for Foodies, How Did You Do That?, Montenegro, Walking Tours, Way Way Off the Beaten Path, What Dreams May Come

 Reeling from last night’s epic outing at Club Revel in Dubrovnik, the group didn’t let shame and a polite hangover from exploring their city on their own while I stuck behind at the hostel catching up on some studying (still in residency...
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