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Tomorrowland 2024: Life

Tomorrowland 2024: Life

by Calvin Sun | Jul 23, 2024 | Belgium, Epiphanies on the Road, Fit for Foodies, Introspection, July 2024: Le Tren Bleu, Post-travel Reflections, Serendipitous!, The Nightlife, You're Going to Miss It...

  From Bruges the 14 of us boarded one of the frequent half an hourly trains to Brussels.     Once back at Brussels train station and parting ways with Maria, Kenneth, Juliet, and Edgar who would eschew Tomorrowland for 5 days in Antwerp and Ghent, the...
Dolomites Be Back!

Dolomites Be Back!

by Calvin Sun | Jul 14, 2024 | Crisis, Italy, July 2024: Le Tren Bleu, Rules Are Meant To Be Broken, What Dreams May Come

  Born here, but not destined to die here.     Mount Sinai Hospital: My birthplace, my first job at 16, a doctor at 33, and most recently, a patient. Only this time I was discharged without one of my kidneys. That wasn’t the plan. Months ago an MRI was...
Sabratha-ised to Be Here?

Sabratha-ised to Be Here?

by Calvin Sun | Apr 18, 2024 | April 2024: Libya, Fit for Foodies, Libya, The Nightlife, Way Way Off the Beaten Path

  If a photo looks professionally taken, then that credit goes to Paul Woo or Francois DeAsis (check the @FJD in the bottom right corner)   On our third day in Libya and from Tripoli we had breakfast and took another tour around the old town for Corinna...
Keep Calm and Gharyan!

Keep Calm and Gharyan!

by Calvin Sun | Apr 17, 2024 | April 2024: Libya, Libya, Way Way Off the Beaten Path

 If a photo looks professionally taken, then that credit goes to Paul Woo or Francois DeAsis (check the @FJD in the bottom right corner) From Jebel Nafusa we drove an hour to Gharyan, considered the centre of Libyan resistance against the Italian...
The Jebel Alliance Take the Nafusa Mountains

The Jebel Alliance Take the Nafusa Mountains

by Calvin Sun | Apr 17, 2024 | April 2024: Libya, Libya, Way Way Off the Beaten Path

 If a photo looks professionally taken, then that credit goes to Paul Woo or Francois DeAsis (check the @FJD in the bottom right corner) For our second day in Libya, we woke up at 8am for free (and surprisingly hearty) breakfast on the rooftop of our...
Call The Tripoli-ce!

Call The Tripoli-ce!

by Calvin Sun | Apr 16, 2024 | April 2024: Libya, Fail, How Did You Do That?, Libya, Serendipitous!, Travel Warnings, Walking Tours, Way Way Off the Beaten Path, What Dreams May Come

  If a photo looks professionally taken, then that credit goes to Paul Woo or Francois DeAsis (check the @FJD in the bottom right corner)   It started normally just like any other monsoon: Get to JFK Terminal 1 early to check out all the lounges I can have...
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