by Calvin Sun | Apr 11, 2015 | Pre-travel Preparations, Spring 2015: The Great USA Roadtrip, United States, Way Way Off the Beaten Path, Wisconsin
As promised, posting the group photos of our talk on international traveling (“Chasing Wanderlust 101!”) at the Midwest Asian American Student Union (MAASU) Spring Conference today. Hello from the University of Wisconsin – Madison!...
by Calvin Sun | Apr 11, 2015 | Fit for Foodies, Illinois, Spring 2015: The Great USA Roadtrip
After an unbelievable 12 hour drive across 553 miles from Needles to San Francisco, let alone 2 weeks of cross-country traveling from the East Coast to the West Coast, we had to pack up and head back to Chicago to speak about travel at a national youth conference in...
by Calvin Sun | Apr 10, 2015 | California, Crisis, Fail, Spring 2015: The Great USA Roadtrip, Way Way Off the Beaten Path
After bidding adieu yesterday to Gareth’s crew of himself, Clay, and George, we were left with only 4 drivers. Given over 550 miles left to our end destination of San Francisco, and needing to be there within 24 hours, transporting our 3 RVs with our anemic crew...
by Calvin Sun | Apr 10, 2015 | Arizona, California, Spring 2015: The Great USA Roadtrip, United States
Today’s journey led us to the one and only Grand Canyon. But before we got there, we woke up this morning to check out more of our wigwams during the day and said farewell to 3 members of the crew: Gareth, Clay, and...
by Calvin Sun | Apr 9, 2015 | Arizona, Spring 2015: The Great USA Roadtrip, United States, Way Way Off the Beaten Path
3 months ago Jenn, of Map&Move, and I took a weekend trip to Arizona to do research for what was then a possible Route 66 trip. Today we’ve returned with a caravan of 3 RVs and 11 friends driving along Route 66 from Chicago and reaching...
by Calvin Sun | Apr 9, 2015 | Crisis, Fail, Mo' Money Mo' Problems, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Spring 2015: The Great USA Roadtrip, United States, What Dreams May Come
After a 7am-7pm shift in the ER, I boarded a 5am flight to Dallas-Fort Worth, TX to catch an 8am flight to Oklahoma City, where the rest of group stayed overnight and was waiting for me.Right on time, there they were. After a quick reunion, we hit the...