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Such Awaza’e Of Time

Such Awaza’e Of Time

by Calvin Sun | Aug 23, 2018 | August 2018: Turkmenistan, Crisis, Turkmenistan, Way Way Off the Beaten Path

 After a morning driving through the splendor of Yangykala Canyon, we arrived at the city of Türkmenbaşy, named after Turkmenistan’s first president.   Satellite dishes are banned in Turkmenistan due to its potential for receiving feeds from outside...
24 Hours In Kuwait

24 Hours In Kuwait

by Calvin Sun | May 31, 2018 | Blitzkrieg!!!, Crisis, Fail, June 2018: The Persian Gulf, Kuwait, Layovers, Rules Are Meant To Be Broken, Serendipitous!, Walking Tours

Preface — To give you an idea what my life has been like this past month: Exactly a month ago, I was the Caribbean for a 3 day weekend in Turks & Caicos Then I returned to NYC for 4 straight night shifts in the ER (getting sick with a 103ºF fever in the...
Viva Vienna

Viva Vienna

by Calvin Sun | Mar 27, 2018 | Austria, Crisis, March 2018: Central Europe Road Trip, Serendipitous!, Walking Tours, Way Way Off the Beaten Path

Yes, I’ve been to Vienna just so so many times. But I’m glad this time it would be through the eyes of a local and my friend Daniela.After a wonderful day in Bratislava, Keseena, Maria, Daniela and I turned in at a reasonable hour, getting...
Essentially, The Odyssey…To Ljubljana

Essentially, The Odyssey…To Ljubljana

by Calvin Sun | Oct 20, 2017 | Crisis, Fail, How Did You Do That?, Mo' Money Mo' Problems, October 2017: Slovenia, Serendipitous!, Slovenia, Way Way Off the Beaten Path, Weekend Trips

 “A journey is like marriage. The certain way to be wrong is to think you control it.” – John SteinbeckEverything seemed like it was going according to plan. After all, I had a minor scare 6 days ago when I nearly missed my flight from JFK...
From The Top of Paris

From The Top of Paris

by Calvin Sun | Oct 14, 2017 | Blitzkrieg!!!, Crisis, Fail, France, Layovers, October 2017: The Channel Islands, Weekend Trips

 3 months ago, I started studying for my final medical licensing exam – the USMLE Step 3 – on a budget 4-day trip to the Caribbean Islands, which began in the French territory of Saint Martin’s. I’m now celebrating the conclusion of my marathon 17 hour, 2-day...
Berated By Berat

Berated By Berat

by Calvin Sun | Aug 28, 2017 | Albania, August 2017: The Balkans, Crisis, Fail, How Did You Do That?, Rules Are Meant To Be Broken, Way Way Off the Beaten Path

  On the right bank of the river Osum lies Berat, Albania’s Town Of A Thousand Windows, where we as a group this morning collectively decided to visit as a daytrip from Tirana.But instead of trying to find and take the morning public bus for 400 leks,...
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