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Flying ANA Business Class From Sydney To NYC Via Tokyo

Flying ANA Business Class From Sydney To NYC Via Tokyo

by Calvin Sun | Jan 17, 2018 | Flying Fancy, Japan, Layovers

 Time to end this trip with class, business class that is — since I’m due to work an overnight shift in the ER 4 hours after I’m scheduled to land in JFK, I might as well be as rested as possible.Transferring 90,000 Chase Ultimate Rewards points...
2 Hours In Melbourne

2 Hours In Melbourne

by Calvin Sun | Jan 6, 2018 | Australia, How's the weather?, Layovers, Serendipitous!, Winter 2017: Australia & New Zealand

  After an overnight stay at Uluru, the group hopped on an 11am flight to our 5 hour layover in Melbourne before returning to Sydney. A weird setup faced us for our onward flights to Sydney:  – 7 of us needed to switch airports during our...
Flying First Class (EVA & Thai Air) To Oz Via Taipei

Flying First Class (EVA & Thai Air) To Oz Via Taipei

by Calvin Sun | Dec 29, 2017 | Australia, Blitzkrieg!!!, Flying Fancy, How Did You Do That?, Layovers, Rules Are Meant To Be Broken, Taiwan, Way Way Off the Beaten Path

 At a journey that could clock at more than 42 hours from NYC, flying to Sydney can be a real ballbreaker for even the most dedicated of jet-setters. And I wanted to make the most of it — so last week I transferred 90,000...
Munich By Night

Munich By Night

by Calvin Sun | Nov 12, 2017 | Blitzkrieg!!!, Germany, How's the weather?, Layovers, Serendipitous!, The Nightlife, Walking Tours, Weekend Trips, What Dreams May Come

 One year ago at a Thanksgiving Dinner I was hosting at my place, one of my monsooners from my 2016 Southern Africa trip and the 2017 Trans-Mongolian + Tibet trip, JC, brought over his new roommate Stephanie. She had just moved into NYC from her hometown of...
From The Top of Paris

From The Top of Paris

by Calvin Sun | Oct 14, 2017 | Blitzkrieg!!!, Crisis, Fail, France, Layovers, October 2017: The Channel Islands, Weekend Trips

 3 months ago, I started studying for my final medical licensing exam – the USMLE Step 3 – on a budget 4-day trip to the Caribbean Islands, which began in the French territory of Saint Martin’s. I’m now celebrating the conclusion of my marathon 17 hour, 2-day...
Budapest By Night

Budapest By Night

by Calvin Sun | Aug 30, 2017 | August 2017: The Balkans, Blitzkrieg!!!, Hungary, Layovers, Walking Tours, What Dreams May Come

 This trip began at the Danube River and it’s only fitting that we end with the Danube River.After nearly 3 weeks traveling through The Balkans, arriving for a night in Budapest was like waking up from a long wistful slumber and descending into another. Far...
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