by Calvin Sun | Sep 15, 2021 | Belgium, Crisis, Fail, France, Introspection, Italy, Post-travel Reflections, September 2021: The Tyrrhenian Sea, Serendipitous!, Sicily, Walking Tours, What Dreams May Come
After 2 days relaxing in the off-the-beaten-path island of Lampedusa, the gang took a direct evening flight out to Palermo, capital of Sicily, afterwards. Founded by Phoenicians under the name of “Ziz” and later renamed by Greeks “Panormos”, which...
by Calvin Sun | Sep 13, 2021 | Crisis, Epiphanies on the Road, Fail, Italy, Lampedusa, Lessons Learned, September 2021: The Tyrrhenian Sea, Serendipitous!, Way Way Off the Beaten Path, What Dreams May Come
Definitely didn’t look nearly like this 24 hours prior to taking this photo… After a week rampaging throughout Sardinia’s coastline including a pitstop in Corsica — with a final night belonging in a 90s teen prom movie (I really...
by Calvin Sun | Sep 10, 2021 | Italy, Sardinia, September 2021: The Tyrrhenian Sea
Pulling off an all nighter along the rainy docks of Porto Cervo to watch the sunrise, we then slept in through the subsequently stormy waves while returning to our base marinas in Olbia. Those of us who stayed up may have gotten really moody and therefore...
by Calvin Sun | Sep 9, 2021 | Italy, Sardinia, September 2021: The Tyrrhenian Sea, The Nightlife
Our 6th morning saw us sailing towards Porto Cervo along the coastline of Costa Smeralda, but not before recreating TYW legendary circle raft: Get out your floaties again here! It’s your last chance to enjoy the festivities of a floating...
by Calvin Sun | Sep 8, 2021 | Italy, Sardinia, September 2021: The Tyrrhenian Sea, The Nightlife
Our 5th morning began on the water, allowing for plenty of time to rest, relax, and sunbathe atop our floating home. We all instead chose to do a photo shoot with only black swimsuits: Don’t smile and hold your breath, everyone: Now...
by Calvin Sun | Sep 7, 2021 | Italy, Sardinia, September 2021: The Tyrrhenian Sea
This morning we kicked off with the Regatta; a TYW tradition where we race other boats for the coveted award of bragging rights and a free pair of Blenders sunglasses.Our group’s chosen theme for Regatta was Burning Man/Mad Max so we constumed up...
