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I Found My Honi-ara In The Solomon Islands

I Found My Honi-ara In The Solomon Islands

by Calvin Sun | Jan 7, 2019 | Fit for Foodies, Solomon Islands, Walking Tours, Way Way Off the Beaten Path, Winter 2018: The Edge Of The World / Least Visited Countries

 Finishing up our 3rd day in Kiribati, in the late morning we headed to Tarawa’s Bonriki International Airport to catch our flight out to The Solomon Islands. Let’s just say the Bonriki International Airport is still a work in progress.This was the...
Happy Thans-Kyiv-ing!

Happy Thans-Kyiv-ing!

by Calvin Sun | Nov 19, 2018 | Blitzkrieg!!!, Epiphanies on the Road, Fit for Foodies, Layovers, Post-travel Reflections, The Nightlife, Ukraine, Walking Tours, Weekend Trips, You're Going to Miss It...

 Thanks Fanny for the pun of a title!I realized that whenever people ask for advice for what to see in Kiev and I look through my blog to rev up my memory again, all I have on Kiev is a crazy night out that began at the infamous Palata no. 6 (aka...
What “Tokyo” So Long?

What “Tokyo” So Long?

by Calvin Sun | Sep 15, 2018 | Fit for Foodies, Japan, September 2018: Japan, Walking Tours, What Dreams May Come

  “I compared it to taking my first acid trip: Nothing was ever the same for me. I just wanted more of it. If I had to agree to live in one country, or even one city, for the rest of my life, never leaving it, I’d pick Tokyo in a second.” – Anthony...
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...
Ko-Bae Beef

Ko-Bae Beef

by Calvin Sun | Sep 8, 2018 | Fit for Foodies, Japan, Public Transportation, September 2018: Japan, Walking Tours

 From last night: Hiroshima can now claim one of the weirdest, most discombobulated nights out I’ve had in a while. We started with a quick bite at a random Mexican/Japanese fusion spot that we had all to ourselves, got turned away from an...
The Last Action Hiroshima

The Last Action Hiroshima

by Calvin Sun | Sep 7, 2018 | Crisis, Fail, Fit for Foodies, How's the weather?, Japan, Lessons Learned, Public Transportation, September 2018: Japan, The Nightlife, Walking Tours, Way Way Off the Beaten Path, What Dreams May Come

 After 2 days in Nagasaki, we headed northeast for Hiroshima, first boarding the 3:20pm Kamome 26 Train (which leaves hourly on the :20) from Nagasaki Station to Hakata.  We arrived on time into Hakata at 5:13pm,...
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