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Pompeii

Pompeii

by Calvin Sun | May 21, 2014 | Italy, May 2014: Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Italy

    On our last day I visited Pompeii, famous for being the Roman city frozen in time after it was destroyed by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 A.D. For 1,500 years Pompeii was covered by 20 feet of ash and pumice, preserving...
From Naples To The Amalfi Coast

From Naples To The Amalfi Coast

by Calvin Sun | May 19, 2014 | Fit for Foodies, How Did You Do That?, Italy, May 2014: Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Italy, What Dreams May Come

  I had a late morning, waking up at around 11am and packing up by 12pm. I then hopped on the commuter rail towards Napoli Centrale, where you can easily walk 2 minutes to switch over to the Circumvesuviana, an independently run train service that goes...
I Love the Smell of Naples in the Morning

I Love the Smell of Naples in the Morning

by Calvin Sun | May 18, 2014 | Fit for Foodies, Italy, May 2014: Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Italy

  After a 3 hour train ride from Bari to Caserta, I made a connection there for a 1 hour local train to Naples:     Once arriving into the Napoli Centrale station, I discovered that Naples has been enduring some kind of public...
From Croatia To Italy (Dubrovnik to Bari)

From Croatia To Italy (Dubrovnik to Bari)

by Calvin Sun | May 18, 2014 | Border Crossing, Croatia, Italy, May 2014: Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Italy

The goal was to get from Dubrovnik, Croatia to Bari, Italy via an overnight ship. I found that every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, a Jadrolinija ship departs from Dubrovik to Bari at 10pm. So I got the cheapest deck tickets (by deck, I mean literally on...
Landing In King’s Landing: Dubrovnik

Landing In King’s Landing: Dubrovnik

by Calvin Sun | May 15, 2014 | Croatia, May 2014: Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Italy, Walking Tours, What Dreams May Come

If it’s not already playing, press play. And then start reading.   Dubrovnik, aka “Pearl of the Adriatic” and “King’s Landing” of Game of Thrones’ fame, lies near the borders of Montenegro and...
From Split, Via Bosnia-Herzegovina, To Dubrovnik

From Split, Via Bosnia-Herzegovina, To Dubrovnik

by Calvin Sun | May 14, 2014 | Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, May 2014: Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Italy

 Just took a 5 hour bus fSplit to Dubrovnik for 125 kn. If you’re doing this route, make sure you sit on the right side of the bus to get the best views:  - At time of posting in Neum, Bosnia and Herzegovina, it was 14 °C - Humidity: 47% |...
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