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More Riches in Mauritius Delicious

More Riches in Mauritius Delicious

by Calvin Sun | Aug 31, 2019 | Flying Fancy, Mauritius, Summer 2019: Off The Eastern Coast Of Africa, What Dreams May Come

  After 2 days in the Seychelles and bidding a long, lingering farewell to Duaa, we headed onwards to more of island paradise in Mauritius. I first heard of Mauritius back in 2009 when a former girlfriend of mine idealized it as her top honeymoon destination. It...
Avenue of the Gods, Avenue of the Baobabs

Avenue of the Gods, Avenue of the Baobabs

by Calvin Sun | Aug 27, 2019 | Madagascar, Summer 2019: Off The Eastern Coast Of Africa, Way Way Off the Beaten Path, What Dreams May Come

    After a morning hiking 4 hours around Tsingy de Behamara, we flew back on our private charter flight to Morondava at 2:30pm to catch a walk along Baobab Avenue at sunset.     We were over the avenue at about 40 minutes into the flight.  ...
Feeling A Little Tsingy de Bemaraha — The Limestone Forest Cathedral

Feeling A Little Tsingy de Bemaraha — The Limestone Forest Cathedral

by Calvin Sun | Aug 26, 2019 | Fail, Flying Fancy, How Did You Do That?, Madagascar, Summer 2019: Off The Eastern Coast Of Africa, What Dreams May Come

    MADAGASCAR! We’re here! The original plan was to arrive to Madagascar directly from Mayotte via a 4:40pm Ewa Air flight ZD 210. That would’ve been a personal accomplishment as about a few months ago I was struggling to book these flights...
The Tanzanian Safar(i) So Good Epic: The Ngorongoro Crater

The Tanzanian Safar(i) So Good Epic: The Ngorongoro Crater

by Calvin Sun | Aug 22, 2019 | Summer 2019: Off The Eastern Coast Of Africa, Tanzania, What Dreams May Come

  Live fast, die young Bad girls do it well Live fast, die young Bad girls do it well My chain hits my chest When I’m bangin’ on the dashboard My chain hits my chest When I’m bangin’ on the radio Get back, get down Pull me closer if you think...
The Tanzanian “Safar(i) So Good” Epic: The Serengeti Serenade

The Tanzanian “Safar(i) So Good” Epic: The Serengeti Serenade

by Calvin Sun | Aug 21, 2019 | Summer 2019: Off The Eastern Coast Of Africa, Tanzania, What Dreams May Come

  After an 8am breakfast this morning, we headed out at 9am for the famed Serengeti National Park for another game drive.  While waiting for our papers to clear at the entrance to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area entrance, a weird human attacked...
“I’m Not Gonna Cook It, But I’ll Order It From ZANZIBAR!”

“I’m Not Gonna Cook It, But I’ll Order It From ZANZIBAR!”

by Calvin Sun | Aug 17, 2019 | Summer 2019: Off The Eastern Coast Of Africa, Tanzania, Walking Tours, What Dreams May Come, Zanzibar

  What’s your favorite posishThat’s cool with me it’s not my favorite but I’ll do it for youWhat’s your favorite dishI’m not gonna cook it, but I’ll order it from ZANZIBAR! – Tenacious D  We just...
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