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From Tallinn To Riga By Bus

From Tallinn To Riga By Bus

by Calvin Sun | Aug 19, 2015 | August 2015: The Baltic Circle, Border Crossing, Estonia, Fail, How Did You Do That?, Latvia, The Nightlife, Uncategorized Stories, Way Way Off the Beaten Path

  After welcoming Josh last night to our gang of 15 as our better-late-than-never monsooner with late night drinks and showing off our shooting range videos, we headed out this morning to explore the local markets north of Tallinn’s Old Town. This is a...
Hel-Yeah!

Hel-Yeah!

by Calvin Sun | Aug 17, 2015 | August 2015: The Baltic Circle, Finland, Fit for Foodies, Public Transportation, The Nightlife

  We started today at 11am, first passing by all the pop-up stalls of Restaurant Day (where anyone in Helsinki can open up a “restaurant”/food stall on Park Esplanad) and heading over to the Market Square docks for a 15 minute ferry ride to...
Welcome To Hel-sinki

Welcome To Hel-sinki

by Calvin Sun | Aug 16, 2015 | August 2015: The Baltic Circle, Finland, The Nightlife, Walking Tours

  Ignore the title of the post, as it was my failed attempt to be witty; Helsinki, Finland truly lives up to its title of one of the world’s “most livable city” (at least in the summer). Known for its gender equality (#2 in the world, second...
From Stockholm To Helsinki By Sea

From Stockholm To Helsinki By Sea

by Calvin Sun | Aug 15, 2015 | August 2015: The Baltic Circle, Border Crossing, Finland, Sweden, The Nightlife, Way Way Off the Beaten Path

    Our group of 24 headed out 2pm in the afternoon for Helsinki, Finland from Stockholm, Sweden by sea. We hopped on the Viking Line m/s Gabriella departing at 4:30pm, with a 10:10am arrival the next day.     The process, like on DFDS, is...
Stockholm Syndrome

Stockholm Syndrome

by Calvin Sun | Aug 13, 2015 | August 2015: The Baltic Circle, Public Transportation, Sweden, The Nightlife, What Dreams May Come

  WARNING: THE FOLLOWING POST CONTAINS PHOTOS DEPICTING NUDITY (IN THE NAME OF ART) Despite however we tired we were after an overnight bus from Oslo to Stockholm and 16 hours of nonstop walking, the 15 of us still went out on a Wednesday night:     We...
Copenhagen By The Canal

Copenhagen By The Canal

by Calvin Sun | Aug 9, 2015 | August 2015: The Baltic Circle, Denmark, Fail, How Did You Do That?, Lessons Learned, Public Transportation, The Nightlife, Walking Tours

  How the 17 of us got to see most of Copenhagen’s City Center in only 7 hours.     We arrived today at around noon into Copenhagen’s Kastrup Airport, south of the city’s center, about 30 minutes earlier than scheduled. Good job...
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