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Tomorrowland After The Fire

Tomorrowland After The Fire

by Calvin Sun | Jul 29, 2025 | Belgium, Festivals, Fit for Foodies, Serendipitous!, Summer 2025: The Long Road to Berlin

  How’s my ankle holding up before Tomorrowland…. This is Day 0 — right after a 1500-lb bull stepped on it:  Day 8: Day 4: Day 17:   Not bad, right? Turns out I can be pretty decent at wound care when the stakes are high. Last year was cancer, this...
San Sebastincredible

San Sebastincredible

by Calvin Sun | Jul 16, 2025 | Fit for Foodies, July 2025: Northern & Southern Spain, Spain, Summer 2025: The Long Road to Berlin, Walking Tours

  Leaving behind the festivities of Pamplona, we boarded the 11am Alta direct bus bound for San Sebastián. Our journey was quick, and within 2 hours from Pamplona, we found ourselves walking through the coastal paradise of the Basque Country.    ...
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...
When Amsterdam Meets the Monsoon II: A More Perfect Union

When Amsterdam Meets the Monsoon II: A More Perfect Union

by Calvin Sun | Jul 17, 2024 | Fit for Foodies, July 2024: Le Tren Bleu, The Netherlands, Walking Tours

  From the Dolomites our wonderful little group of 6 began our drive back to Venice Airport at 7am to drop off both our rental cars. We first said our goodbyes to Kenny and Ainsley (who had come only for the 3-4 days with us in the Dolomites), at first in the...
And We Manarola-long to Cinque Terre!

And We Manarola-long to Cinque Terre!

by Calvin Sun | Apr 22, 2024 | Doctor in the House, Fit for Foodies, How Did You Do That?, How's the weather?, Uncategorized

  What a great morning to wake up in Roma!     It’s good to be back in Rome, even if it’s for a little bit. Craving for some good cheap local food this time, Paul, Mihaela and I headed to the food court within the Termini train station for...
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...
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