by Calvin Sun | Dec 1, 2014 | Serendipitous!
One of the first photos I ever took for this blog was the one above of a little Filipina girl in Manila 4 years ago. I remembered thinking: What a badass. On The Monsoon Diaries’ maiden voyage 4 years ago, I took an afternoon Cathay Pacific flight...
by Calvin Sun | Oct 10, 2010 | Our Next Adventure, Pre-travel Preparations
I’m deciding on the trip to happen next year, an 8-10 week hiatus of what possibly could be my last real summer vacation for many many years.The options in order of perceived difficulty:1) Europasia on a Rail: Trans-Siberian Railway Network from Russia –...
by Calvin Sun | Jun 6, 2010 | How Did You Do That?, Lessons Learned, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India, The Philippines
Climbed up a volcano? Check. Climbed up an active volcano? Check. Been to the world’s only island within a lake, within an island, within a lake within another island within a country of islands? Check. Compared to Batad, this is a relatively easy trek....