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Feeling Stupid In Barcelona

Feeling Stupid In Barcelona

by Calvin Sun | Sep 13, 2016 | Fail, Fit for Foodies, September 2016: Andorra, Serendipitous!, Spain, The Nightlife, Weekend Trips

 SO I SCREWED UP.2 days ago after arriving into Barcelona, I ranted how sad I was to have discovered that what I thought was one of my favorite restaurants, La Xampanyeria, was closed the night before the Catalan Independence Day. It had...
Running Into Gerard Butler…again

Running Into Gerard Butler…again

by Calvin Sun | Jan 4, 2012 | December 2011: Spain, Gibraltar, Morocco, Portugal, Fail, Morocco, Serendipitous!, Way Way Off the Beaten Path

They say that 1st time is happenstance, 2nd time is coincidence…   Let it be known that after our first run-in — and now definitely after this second coincidental run-in, Gerard Butler now reads this blog, and I quote from June (left in...
As if I Didn’t Have Enough Coincidences In My Life…

As if I Didn’t Have Enough Coincidences In My Life…

by Calvin Sun | Aug 11, 2010 | China, Lessons Learned, Serendipitous!, Uncategorized Stories, United States

  As if I didn’t have enough coincidences and run-ins already from my travels in India and Singapore, I asked myself while getting on the plane to NYC: “wouldn’t it be funny if I also run into someone I know on this flight?” …and...
Fate: A Summary Of Traveling In India

Fate: A Summary Of Traveling In India

by Calvin Sun | Aug 3, 2010 | Epiphanies on the Road, India, Serendipitous!, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India, The Nightlife, Uncategorized Stories

 Is it weird or a coincidence or simply fate that 2 strangers you meet in Hampi by accident (simply by asking “is that temple closed?” end up heading in the same direction as you to Goa via the same train and staying at the same hotel with you for the...
Obamababy!

Obamababy!

by Calvin Sun | Jul 8, 2010 | Indonesia, Serendipitous!, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India

 So this morning we said our goodbyes to Etri, bought a silver pen as a thank-you gift for Mr. Pesik, and took a 1 hour cheapo flight from Yogyakarta to Jakarta, at which we got stranded in a monsoon right after getting off the plane. And we’re...
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