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The Fate That Binds Us To Antarctica

The Fate That Binds Us To Antarctica

by Calvin Sun | Dec 13, 2013 | Antarctica, Argentina, Serendipitous!, Winter 2013: Antarctica to Pakistan

    We sail in less than 3 hours. Anyone worried that it’s also the Friday the 13th? As we wait for our ship to be prepped, I look back on 3 years of travel and coincidences, how we got this trip off the ground and how at the age of 27 and within 3 years...
The Case For Traveling Solo?

The Case For Traveling Solo?

by Calvin Sun | Dec 11, 2013 | Argentina, Epiphanies on the Road, Fit for Foodies, Serendipitous!, The Nightlife, Travel Warnings, Way Way Off the Beaten Path, Winter 2013: Antarctica to Pakistan

  For those of you who have been following me for a long time now, you’re familiar with how I do a balance/mixture of traveling both solo and in groups. There are perks and downsides to both. When you’re in a group you tend to save more money (group...
Goodbye Iceland: The Blue Lagoon

Goodbye Iceland: The Blue Lagoon

by Calvin Sun | Nov 4, 2013 | Iceland, October 2013: Iceland, Serendipitous!

So I calculated that I’ve gotten only 7 hours of sleep in 72 hours during this trip. Gross. Decided to sleep in this morning, getting a whopping 5 hours more and thus totaling my sleep count to 12 hours in the last 96 hours. But not surprisingly, still feeling...
You’re Going To Miss … Ukraine & Poland

You’re Going To Miss … Ukraine & Poland

by Calvin Sun | Jan 11, 2013 | December 2012: Eastern Europe, Fail, Germany, Poland, Post-travel Reflections, Serendipitous!, Ukraine, Way Way Off the Beaten Path, What Dreams May Come, You're Going to Miss It...

 Pictures courtesy of Mandy Cheuk, Simon Lu, Kai Tan, Cynthia Koo, and yours truly.With contributions by Cynthia Koo. If it’s not already playing, press play. And then start reading.  “…Because the only people for me are the...
Haiti’s Independence Day

Haiti’s Independence Day

by Calvin Sun | Jan 1, 2013 | Community Service, Fit for Foodies, January 2012: La Hispanola, Serendipitous!, Travel Warnings, Walking Tours, Way Way Off the Beaten Path

  Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Here I am! And on your Independence Day (it’s January 1st) too!     We’re currently staying at the Trinity Lodge in Delmas, a quieter suburb of Port-au-Prince, Haiti’s capital. I first have to give a...
The Case For Traveling Solo?

Panic Before Chernobyl

by Calvin Sun | Dec 29, 2012 | Crisis, December 2012: Eastern Europe, Fail, Public Transportation, Serendipitous!, Ukraine

  So in pulling an all nighter after last night’s festivities, I made a major mistake of letting everyone sleep a little more. Instead of giving them about an hour before having to leave the hostel, I decided to wake everyone up about 20-30min before. What ended...
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