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Why You Should Come With Us To Iran (And/Or Chernobyl)

Why You Should Come With Us To Iran (And/Or Chernobyl)

by Calvin Sun | Jan 17, 2012 | Our Next Adventure, Post-travel Reflections, Pre-travel Preparations

  We at The Monsoon Diaries have traveled to over 30 countries in the last 18 months, all while spending very little and keeping fulltime jobs, remaining as fulltime students, or both. We’ve been to beaten paths and off the beaten paths. We’ve...
Why You Should Come With Us To Iran (And/Or Chernobyl)

Last Minute Trip For Thanksgiving!

by Calvin Sun | Nov 8, 2011 | November 2011: Guatemala & Belize, Our Next Adventure, Pre-travel Preparations, Summer 2011: From the Middle East to North Korea

The original plan was to do Spain, Morocco, and Portugal this winter as my next trip. But not so; the travel bug bites again. And we have new travel partners joining us this time! What I’m doing in 5 days:  - At time of posting in New York City, Central Park, it...
Why You Should Come With Us To Iran (And/Or Chernobyl)

So What’s After North Korea?

by Calvin Sun | Sep 18, 2011 | Our Next Adventure, Pre-travel Preparations

It’s hard to live up to the stunts we pulled in North Korea. But that doesn’t mean we’re going to quit while we’re ahead! What we’re planning for the next year (FYI, I didn’t take these photos, because…well…I...
Oh…The Places That We’ll Go!

Oh…The Places That We’ll Go!

by Calvin Sun | Apr 11, 2011 | Our Next Adventure, Pre-travel Preparations, Summer 2011: From the Middle East to North Korea

This is a declaration. of a will, of a need to live, to travel, to see the things in the world that will start these new chapters in our lives.   This early June, we start in Istanbul . . .   and then find ourselves among one of the 7 natural wonders of the...
Our Next Trip…

Our Next Trip…

by Calvin Sun | Jan 5, 2011 | Colombia, Our Next Adventure, Peru, Pre-travel Preparations

On a budget thats more than 2/3 cheaper than an average college senior’s all-inclusive spring break, this is what I will see in 7 days: 79 days and counting.  - At time of posting in New York City, it was 2 °C - Humidity: 52% | Wind Speed: 11km/hr | Cloud...
This Weekend: HONG KONG In 24 Hours

This Weekend: HONG KONG In 24 Hours

by Calvin Sun | Dec 14, 2010 | Blitzkrieg!!!, Hong Kong, Our Next Adventure

 So this weekend – don’t ask me why – I’ll be traveling to Hong Kong for a total of 24 hours, before heading back to NYC. Yes, just like my whirlwind trips to Taiwan and San Diego, it’ll be another blitzkrieg mission to see as much...
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