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Can’t Get No More Than Bangalore!

Can’t Get No More Than Bangalore!

by Calvin Sun | Aug 6, 2010 | How's the weather?, India, Mo' Money Mo' Problems, Serendipitous!, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India

 What I will miss the most from Bangalore will be the California-style cool-as-the-other-side-of-the-pillow weather. It really is the best I’ve experienced in all of India, despite the massive pollution that probably has torn a hole in the ozone layer by...
Fate: A Summary Of Traveling In India

Fate: A Summary Of Traveling In India

by Calvin Sun | Aug 3, 2010 | Epiphanies on the Road, India, Serendipitous!, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India, The Nightlife, Uncategorized Stories

 Is it weird or a coincidence or simply fate that 2 strangers you meet in Hampi by accident (simply by asking “is that temple closed?” end up heading in the same direction as you to Goa via the same train and staying at the same hotel with you for the...
Good Company In Hyderabad

Good Company In Hyderabad

by Calvin Sun | Jul 28, 2010 | Epiphanies on the Road, India, Serendipitous!, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India

  I don’t think I will remember Hyderabad for its beautiful sights like Charminar or the Buddha Temple. Instead, I will take with me from Hyderabad a group of amazing people and new friends, from the unceasing hospitality of Saraswati and her sister...
Lazy Mumbai

Lazy Mumbai

by Calvin Sun | Jul 22, 2010 | How's the weather?, India, Serendipitous!, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India

 Really nothing to update you on except I’m still reading books, saw some incoming Columbia students at a send-off event, and enjoying the 10 feet of monsoonal rains every 10 minutes. It’s a good time to rest in Mumbai. . . . Below is the annual...
From Jodhpur To Udaipur

From Jodhpur To Udaipur

by Calvin Sun | Jul 19, 2010 | How's the weather?, India, Serendipitous!, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India

 From Jodhpur…  …to taking a sleeper bus to Udaipur…  …to finally absorbing “the most romantic city in India”:  I forgot to mention that when I arrived in Jodhpur yesterday morning, I met a South...
All That Glitters Is Gold In Amritsar

All That Glitters Is Gold In Amritsar

by Calvin Sun | Jul 16, 2010 | Epiphanies on the Road, How's the weather?, India, Serendipitous!, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India, What Dreams May Come

 You pretty much come to Amritsar for one thing mainly: The Golden Temple. This is the Mecca for all Sikhs around the world, except that given the Sikh’s inclusive nature, people of all faiths and creeds are welcome at this place of worship.You’ll...
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