The Monsoon Diaries
  • TMD: A Memoir
    • Amazon
    • Barnes&Noble
    • Books-A-Million
    • Bookshop.org
    • Indiebound
    • Audible
    • AppleBooks
    • GooglePlay
    • Kobo
  • Upcoming Trips
    • Sudan
    • Tomorrowland
    • East Coast Snow
    • Paraguay
    • NY Camping
    • TransCanada Hwy
    • Kyrgyzstan
    • All Trips
  • Past Trips
    • Our Trips
    • Our Map
    • Trip Reviews
    • Pics & Vids
  • Our Story
    • What We Do
    • How We Do It
      • The 20 Rules
      • Travel Guide
    • In The Press
  • Community
    • Who We Are
      • Reunions
    • Our Friends
    • In The Media
    • Dancing
  • Blog
    • All Posts (List)
    • All Posts (Map)
    • Featured
    • Meditative
  • Shop
  • FAQ/Contact
Select Page
Auschwitz Death Camp

Auschwitz Death Camp

by Calvin Sun | Jan 1, 2013 | December 2012: Eastern Europe, Epiphanies on the Road, Poland

  The feeling of bleakness startles first. Then to step inside one of the gas chambers:  There’s nothing more I can write about Auschwitz that hasn’t already been written: It really is devastating. Like the Killing Fields and Tuong...
From Royalty To The Killing Fields In Phnom Penh

From Royalty To The Killing Fields In Phnom Penh

by Calvin Sun | Jun 16, 2010 | Cambodia, Epiphanies on the Road, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India

  The horrors are in the stories. The stories are in the pictures. We started the day with the glorious Royal Palace, and ended it with the crimes of the Khmer Rouge: the S-21 Tuol Sleng Prison/Genocide Museum and the infamous Killing Fields. Let’s start...
Miss You, Dad

Miss You, Dad

by Calvin Sun | Jun 10, 2010 | Epiphanies on the Road, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India, Vietnam

Exactly 4 years ago this day, my father died from a heart attack. He was 67. I never got to say goodbye. Just a body on a table who no longer could hear what I was saying. Apart from being extremely upset that this didn’t hit me until a few minutes ago and that...
Miss You, Dad

Death = Bad; Honesty = Good

by Calvin Sun | May 28, 2010 | Pre-travel Preparations, Uncategorized Stories, United States

  So far on my goodbye tour, I’ve been taking down a mental survey of the kind of things people say right before parting… “Have fun!” – 2 people “I’m so excited for you!” – 2 people “Take care!”...
Miss You, Dad

Shot Shot Shot Shot

by Calvin Sun | May 26, 2010 | Doctor in the House, Pre-travel Preparations, United States

Today I get my second booster for the Japanese B Encephalitis immunization, which those of you who haven’t had the pleasure of having it yet, is one of those shots that leaves your arm sore for a whole 3 days. I’d say that’s worth it since the...

Where Are We Now?

Click to open a larger map

Where Are We Next?

Click to open a larger map

Recent Posts

  • Where Do You Go When You’ve Already Been Everywhere? May 17, 2026
  • It Zermatt-ers A Lot You Followed Through! April 3, 2026
  • Alpe “d’Huez” in Charge Here? We Couldn’t Wait Until Tomorrow, for Tomorrowland Winter March 28, 2026
  • Why Not “Disfrutar”? March 23, 2026
  • Meet the Tomorrowland Winter Monsooners! March 2, 2026

Post Categories

Calendar of Posts

July 2026
M T W T F S S
 12345
6789101112
13141516171819
20212223242526
2728293031  
« May    
  • Facebook
  • X
  • Instagram
  • RSS
All original photos, videos and media uploaded to, and featured on this website (hereinafter (“Media Content”), are the intellectual property of Calvin D. Sun, MD and are copyright protected by The Monsoon Diaries™️ Download and use of any content or media on this website may be permitted for individual, educational, and non-commercial purposes only with the expressed written permission by the author and/or copyright holder. Please report any unauthorized use to calvin@monsoondiaries.com . Use of copyright materials, in contravention of the license above, may result in legal proceedings against the user for monetary damages, an injunction, and any other remedies and relief that a court of competent jurisdiction deems just and proper. Dr. Sun also hereby disclaims any and all liability to any party for any direct, indirect, implied, punitive, special, incidental or other consequential damages arising directly or indirectly from any use of the Media Content, which is provided as is, and without warranties. Copyright Notice: Copyright © 2020 The Monsoon Diaries™️, New York, NY USA, All Rights Reserved
Manage Consent
To provide the best experiences, we use technologies like cookies to store and/or access device information. Consenting to these technologies will allow us to process data such as browsing behavior or unique IDs on this site. Not consenting or withdrawing consent, may adversely affect certain features and functions.
Functional Always active
The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network.
Preferences
The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user.
Statistics
The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, information stored or retrieved for this purpose alone cannot usually be used to identify you.
Marketing
The technical storage or access is required to create user profiles to send advertising, or to track the user on a website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.
  • Manage options
  • Manage services
  • Manage {vendor_count} vendors
  • Read more about these purposes
View preferences
  • {title}
  • {title}
  • {title}