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From Tallinn To Riga By Bus

From Tallinn To Riga By Bus

by Calvin Sun | Aug 19, 2015 | August 2015: The Baltic Circle, Border Crossing, Estonia, Fail, How Did You Do That?, Latvia, The Nightlife, Uncategorized Stories, Way Way Off the Beaten Path

  After welcoming Josh last night to our gang of 15 as our better-late-than-never monsooner with late night drinks and showing off our shooting range videos, we headed out this morning to explore the local markets north of Tallinn’s Old Town. This is a...
Copenhagen By The Canal

Copenhagen By The Canal

by Calvin Sun | Aug 9, 2015 | August 2015: The Baltic Circle, Denmark, Fail, How Did You Do That?, Lessons Learned, Public Transportation, The Nightlife, Walking Tours

  How the 17 of us got to see most of Copenhagen’s City Center in only 7 hours.     We arrived today at around noon into Copenhagen’s Kastrup Airport, south of the city’s center, about 30 minutes earlier than scheduled. Good job...
California: The Promised Land

California: The Promised Land

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...
The Longest Road: From Oklahoma To New Mexico

The Longest Road: From Oklahoma To New Mexico

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...
Living Vicarious: Chicago To St. Louis

Living Vicarious: Chicago To St. Louis

by Calvin Sun | Apr 7, 2015 | Fail, Illinois, Missouri, Spring 2015: The Great USA Roadtrip

After 12 spirited hours in Chicago, I headed back home to NYC this morning to work two 12 hour shifts in the ER. Today the rest of the group continues onwards from Chicago to Springfield, IL to St. Louis, MO while I plan to rejoin the group...
From NYC To DC

From NYC To DC

by Calvin Sun | Mar 30, 2015 | District of Columbia, Fail, New York, Spring 2015: The Great USA Roadtrip

  Gareth, Jenn, Jorge and I spent the last 2 days leading Roza and her husband, Stephen, around NYC, living vicariously through their wonder at a place we fondly call home.     Sometimes you don’t have to travel very far to discover you can once...
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