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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...
6 Hours In Zagreb, Croatia

6 Hours In Zagreb, Croatia

by Calvin Sun | Aug 11, 2017 | August 2017: The Balkans, Blitzkrieg!!!, Croatia, How Did You Do That?, Layovers, Walking Tours

 After taking it easy on Club World business class via British Airways, I landed in Zagreb at noon, where I would have a 9 hour layover before my onward flight to Belgrade. However, the international airport at Zagreb (Croatia’s capital city!) has NO left...
One Night In Paris

One Night In Paris

by Calvin Sun | May 26, 2017 | Blitzkrieg!!!, Fit for Foodies, France, How Did You Do That?, Layovers, Lessons Learned, Public Transportation, Spring 2017: Italy & Microstates, France, Luxembourg, Malta, & Tunisia, Walking Tours

 No, this has nothing to do with the movie (wait, what movie? You’ve been warned if you have no idea what I’m talking about), and no I’m not trying to be clickbait. This is my returning to a city I haven’t been to in over 20...
Baku To The Future

Baku To The Future

by Calvin Sun | Dec 27, 2015 | Azerbaijan, Blitzkrieg!!!, Getting that VISA, Layovers, Walking Tours, Winter 2015: The Silk Road

  And so we begin another adventure to countries you had problems memorizing in Geography class. As we embark on our 2.5 week journey across the ‘stans along the Silk Road, I couldn’t help but add 2 layovers to extend my personal, solo sightseeing...
1 Hour In Curaçao

1 Hour In Curaçao

by Calvin Sun | Apr 17, 2015 | April 2015: Extreme South America, Blitzkrieg!!!, Curaçao, Fit for Foodies, Guyana, Layovers

  After spending an all-nighter in Ciudad Bolivar, Venezuela, we hopped on a 4am bus that took us directly to the international airport in Caracas. We enjoyed a few bleary eyed inducing rest stops that somewhere along the way included a delicious chorizo-filled...
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