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...
by Calvin Sun | Dec 7, 2013 | Our Next Adventure
2014 Trips April: South America Late April: Pirates of the Caribbean December: Extreme Southeast Asia April 2014: SOUTH AMERICA April 9th – April 22nd View Monsoon Diaries 2014 in a larger map When I went to South America...
by Calvin Sun | Oct 14, 2013 | Antarctica, Our Next Adventure
ANTARCTICA 10 days View 2012, 2013 Monsoon Diaries in a larger map They say it’s like visiting another planet: Antarctica. For those of you who want an experience that’s totally out of this world and to come back with stories to...
by Calvin Sun | Feb 18, 2013 | Our Next Adventure
2013 Trips APRIL: Austin, Texas JUNE: Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama OCTOBER/NOVEMBER: Iceland DECEMBER: Uruguay, Argentina, Chile, ANTARCTICA I do not take credit for any of these pictures because at the time of posting, I...
by Calvin Sun | Oct 4, 2012 | December 2012: Eastern Europe, Introspection, Our Next Adventure, Pre-travel Preparations
“We cannot bear to regard ourselves simply as playthings of blind chance, we cannot admit to feeling ourselves abandoned.” – Ugo Betti. History comes alive this winter. How many of us dare to consider ourselves as part of some greater context,...
by Stephanie Quan | Jul 13, 2012 | Our Next Adventure
In a little less than 6 hours, I’ll be leaving to climb Mt. Whitney, aka the highest peak in the continental US. 14,479ft. You may be thinking, “This sounds really tough.What have you done to prepare for this?” Answer: Aside from pack warm...
