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Asmara Times You Fail, Eritrea Harder

Asmara Times You Fail, Eritrea Harder

by Calvin Sun | May 24, 2023 | Eritrea, Fit for Foodies, May 2023: Horn of Africa, The Nightlife

  After 5 days in Somaliland, we attempted to fly out from Hargeisa on a scheduled 12:00pm Ethiopian Airlines flight to Addis Ababa so we could make our connecting Ethiopian Airlines flight at 5:10pm in Asmara. However, when I looked down at my watch to see...
“Laas Geel!” “To Where?” Berbera!

“Laas Geel!” “To Where?” Berbera!

by Calvin Sun | May 20, 2023 | Fail, Fit for Foodies, How's the weather?, May 2023: Horn of Africa, Somalia, Somaliland, Unrecognized Territories, Way Way Off the Beaten Path

  After breakfast this morning, we visited Hargeisa’s livestock market where locals allowed us to purchase our very own camel or goat!     Here also happens to be the only place in the world where you can find the original rare black-headed sheep...
Shake “Djibouti”!

Shake “Djibouti”!

by Calvin Sun | May 14, 2023 | Djibouti, Fit for Foodies, Getting that VISA, How's the weather?, May 2023: Horn of Africa, Walking Tours, Way Way Off the Beaten Path

  I seem to be on a roll with getting great premium economy deals over business when flying across the Atlantic. After forays with British Airways Premium Economy, Air Tahiti Nui Premium Economy, Air Senegal Premium Economy, American Airlines Premium Economy, I...
We Survived the Train to Bu”sauna”

We Survived the Train to Bu”sauna”

by Calvin Sun | Mar 31, 2023 | April 2023: South Korea & Jeju Island, Fit for Foodies, South Korea

 After almost 2 full days in Seoul we packed our bags and took the bus to Seoul Station.  With our prepaid tickets I reserved online, we caught our 11:57pm KTX #027 bullet train to South Korea’s second city of Busan.  No zombies...
Seoulmates

Seoulmates

by Calvin Sun | Mar 29, 2023 | April 2023: South Korea & Jeju Island, Fit for Foodies, Getting that VISA, South Korea, Walking Tours

  How do we do a megacity like Seoul justice? Certainly an 18 hour layover isn’t going to cut it. And that’s a big reason why I’ve returned to visit Seoul properly. Accompanied by 19 new and returning monsooners, all of us touched down in ICN...
Gua-Wh-yaquil Always Travel

Gua-Wh-yaquil Always Travel

by Calvin Sun | Nov 8, 2022 | Ecuador, Fit for Foodies, Galápagos Islands, Layovers, Walking Tours

 So what’s life like after publishing your first book?  Staying grounded for an abnormally long 3 months (it’s not often you get a book out in the world!), I took the edge off with 2 weekends of camping.  However, very...
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