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What Happens In Vegas…

What Happens In Vegas…

by Calvin Sun | Jul 24, 2016 | Fit for Foodies, How Did You Do That?, How's the weather?, Lessons Learned, Mo' Money Mo' Problems, Nevada, Rules Are Meant To Be Broken, The Nightlife, United States, Walking Tours

  …might not stay in Vegas.     Having achieved another rare golden weekend off from work (3 days exactly!), I headed out from another overnight shift in the ER to make a Friday morning 11:10am direct 5 hour Delta Airline flight...
From Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan To Almaty, Kazakhstan

From Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan To Almaty, Kazakhstan

by Calvin Sun | Jan 10, 2016 | Blitzkrieg!!!, Border Crossing, Fit for Foodies, Getting that VISA, How's the weather?, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Walking Tours, Winter 2015: The Silk Road

After a few hours exploring all that Bishkek in the winter had to offer, we drove 20 minutes towards the border between Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan, the busiest and largest border crossing in Central Asia. It’s best that you do this border crossing on...
Khujand To Dushanbe: Essentially, “The Shining”

Khujand To Dushanbe: Essentially, “The Shining”

by Calvin Sun | Jan 7, 2016 | How's the weather?, Rules Are Meant To Be Broken, Tajikistan, Way Way Off the Beaten Path, What Dreams May Come, Winter 2015: The Silk Road

  From death tunnels to haunted hotels, the last 2 days were straight out of a setup for a horror movie. To begin, we first set off at 8am from Khojand to Dushanbe, driving towards the Fan Mountains.     We first stopped over at Istaravshan, formerly...
The Golden Road To Samarkand

The Golden Road To Samarkand

by Calvin Sun | Jan 3, 2016 | How Did You Do That?, How's the weather?, Rules Are Meant To Be Broken, Uzbekistan, Walking Tours, Way Way Off the Beaten Path, What Dreams May Come, Winter 2015: The Silk Road

  We travel not for trafficking alone: By hotter winds our fiery hearts are fanned: For lust of knowing what should not be known We make the Golden Journey to Samarkand. – James Elroy Flecker, 1913       The mysticism surrounding The Silk...
Nur-Sultan / Astana Astronomica

Nur-Sultan / Astana Astronomica

by Calvin Sun | Dec 28, 2015 | Blitzkrieg!!!, Fail, Getting that VISA, How Did You Do That?, How's the weather?, Kazakhstan, Our Next Adventure, Winter 2015: The Silk Road

 If it’s not already playing, press play. And then start reading.    I flew into Astana (now known as Nur-Sultan), the new capital of Kazakhstan, last night after a day in Baku. This required a scheduled one hour layover in Almaty...
Angel Falls: The Lost World

Angel Falls: The Lost World

by Calvin Sun | Apr 16, 2015 | April 2015: Extreme South America, Camping, Crisis, How Did You Do That?, How's the weather?, Venezuela, Way Way Off the Beaten Path, What Dreams May Come

If it’s not already playing, press play. And then start reading.  Only after… 1. A 3 hour overnight bus from MAASU in Madison, WI to Chicago, IL 2. A 5 hour international flight from Chicago, IL to Oranjestad, Aruba 3. A 40 minute flight from...
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