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Rwanada Forever!

Rwanada Forever!

by Calvin Sun | Jul 2, 2019 | Fit for Foodies, Flying Fancy, July 2019: Rwanda & Uganda, Layovers, Rwanda, Serendipitous!, Summer 2019: Unknown UAE, Afghanistan, Rwanda, & Uganda

  After a week in Afghanistan and a sobering day in Kabul, it’s definitely time to get out of harm’s way and return home. There’s no need to exacerbate the situation by lingering during what will be another tense period in Kabul. On our way...
Cash Me In Kashmir Feeling Murree As Ever!

Cash Me In Kashmir Feeling Murree As Ever!

by Calvin Sun | Mar 18, 2019 | Flying Fancy, Kashmir, March 2019: North Pakistan, Pakistan, Serendipitous!, Way Way Off the Beaten Path

 For our last day in Pakistan, we decided to head up into Kashmir for Imran’s (our friend and guide who has been showing us around the past week in Pakistan) hometown and the resort village of Murree.   Starting with a drive from the...
Islamabad: A 5 Year Promise

Islamabad: A 5 Year Promise

by Calvin Sun | Mar 17, 2019 | Getting that VISA, How Did You Do That?, March 2019: North Pakistan, Pakistan, Serendipitous!, Way Way Off the Beaten Path, What Dreams May Come

  How I Got Here5 years ago I crashed a random wedding in Lahore where of all the “WTF small world moments” I’ve had in my life I would run into an acquaintance named Ali Raza, whom I had first met briefly when I spoke at CUNY Baruch only a year...
O My Gosh-avank, It’s Lake Sevan & Dilijan!

O My Gosh-avank, It’s Lake Sevan & Dilijan!

by Calvin Sun | Nov 14, 2018 | Armenia, How's the weather?, November 2018: Armenia & Artsakh, Serendipitous!, Way Way Off the Beaten Path

 Just tried real hard with punning the title just now, with special thanks to Fanny and Mihaela for the inspiration.And about last night…  Oh boy.Recovering from a night we’ll all joke and laugh about years to come (“happy...
You Look So Kyoto!

You Look So Kyoto!

by Calvin Sun | Sep 12, 2018 | Fit for Foodies, Japan, September 2018: Japan, Serendipitous!, Walking Tours, What Dreams May Come

To preface this entry, Kyoto is more massive than I’d expected. But not the massive as in where every square foot is a temple, going as far as the eye can see like in Bagan. Rather, I was surprised how it was massive more in a dense, in-your-face, modern...
Back To Baku

Back To Baku

by Calvin Sun | Aug 26, 2018 | August 2018: Azerbaijan & Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan, Serendipitous!

 FYI: A more comprehensive itinerary of Baku can be found in my entry back in 2015, but this post will fill in some of the gaps I had missed last time. As well as more magic.  I was here once alone back in 2015, and now I’m back with a new crew 2...
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