by Calvin Sun | Jul 16, 2010 | Epiphanies on the Road, How's the weather?, India, Serendipitous!, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India, What Dreams May Come
You pretty much come to Amritsar for one thing mainly: The Golden Temple. This is the Mecca for all Sikhs around the world, except that given the Sikh’s inclusive nature, people of all faiths and creeds are welcome at this place of worship.You’ll...
by Calvin Sun | Jul 7, 2010 | How's the weather?, Indonesia, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India, What Dreams May Come
Went Templelunkin’ today by visiting both the UNESCO World Heritage Sites of Borobudur and Prambanan. It’s pretty much a 9th century Buddhist Temple vs. a 9th century Hindu Temple respectively, and while Borobudur gets all the attention in...
by Calvin Sun | Jul 6, 2010 | How Did You Do That?, How's the weather?, Indonesia, Serendipitous!, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India, Way Way Off the Beaten Path, What Dreams May Come
There have been quite a few moments where I’ve seen things that made me hold my breath. This moment is one of them. If I wanted to know what the end of the world looked like — or at least the surface of the moon — I would think of Gunung...
by Calvin Sun | Jun 29, 2010 | Malaysia, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India
Hello from KL LCCT Airport. Before I leave for Indonesia, how could I forget the views from the top of the Kuala Lumpur Tower: We’re currently waiting for our flight to Bali. I just inadvertently found out that being an American Express...
by Calvin Sun | Jun 18, 2010 | Cambodia, How's the weather?, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India
Day 1 at Angkor Wat: We continue our journey from Angkor Wat to Angkor Thom, where again I couldn’t help recall references to Myst: I just had to get that out. Lonely Planet says that Bayon in Angkor Thom is one of the...
