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An American In Iran Says Hello

An American In Iran Says Hello

by Calvin Sun | Apr 6, 2012 | April 2012: Iran, Epiphanies on the Road, Iran, Mythbusters

    If it’s not already playing, press play. And then start reading.         Hello from an American blogging from Tehran, Iran. Let it be known that at least the IKA Airport in Tehran has free wireless. There are a few moments in life...
Barcelona Romance Fail

Barcelona Romance Fail

by Calvin Sun | Dec 23, 2011 | December 2011: Spain, Gibraltar, Morocco, Portugal, Fail, Serendipitous!, Spain, Uncategorized Stories, Way Way Off the Beaten Path

  My dad always wanted to come here. He had this idea that I would use my high school level Spanish to show the family around Spain and it would be a grand old time. Even though he never lived long enough to realize that dream, it’s a nice full circle to be...
The Kindness of Strangers: Belize

The Kindness of Strangers: Belize

by Calvin Sun | Nov 29, 2011 | Belize, November 2011: Guatemala & Belize, Post-travel Reflections, Serendipitous!

    No other country has left such a positive impression on our departure than Belize. I woke up this morning realizing for the very first time in my life, I could possibly miss a flight. Let me break down the math for you: It was about 7:45am and our flight...
From Beirut To The Deserts Of Amman

From Beirut To The Deserts Of Amman

by Calvin Sun | Jun 19, 2011 | Jordan, Summer 2011: From the Middle East to North Korea

  Some leftover from our last hours in Beirut:     After an uneventful flight from Beirut to Amman, and the standard passport etiquette (20 JOD for a visa on arriva, which is $28.71 USD!), we decided to save some money by taking the airport shuttle (3...
The Kindness of Strangers: Belize

Constantinople And The Ottoman Empire

by Stephanie Quan | Jun 13, 2011 | Lessons Learned, Summer 2011: From the Middle East to North Korea, Türkiye (Turkey)

I haven’t done much travel abroad. Well, “difficult traveling” that is. I’ve spent two spring breaks in London and Paris (which may as well have been as diffıcult as goıng to Maine and Quebec) and been on a tour of China with my family when I...
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