by Calvin Sun | Dec 3, 2019 | Autumn 2019: Egypt Redux - 10 Years Later, Egypt, Mo' Money Mo' Problems, What Dreams May Come
After the first rounds of goodbye to Likhith and Karthik last night, I noticed that Mihaela is already crying realizing that the trip is halfway over: Wrapping up 2 days in Aswan, we planned to set out this morning on a 7:30am train to Luxor,...
by Calvin Sun | Nov 30, 2019 | Autumn 2019: Egypt Redux - 10 Years Later, Doctor in the House, Egypt
By now you might be sick of all these “throwback” nostalgia I’m writing about, 10 years this, and 10 years that.Thankfully, there’s some new material as I had missed Aswan the last time I was here. Therefore it would be our first stop...
by Calvin Sun | Nov 29, 2019 | Autumn 2019: Egypt Redux - 10 Years Later, Egypt, Epiphanies on the Road, Way Way Off the Beaten Path, What Dreams May Come
After a whirlwind first day in Cairo, we woke up bright and early at 4am for the Pyramids. Just like good old times. Today we changed nothing on the plan I did 10 years ago. Everything was planned to the tee to be exactly the same except that...
by Calvin Sun | Nov 28, 2019 | Autumn 2019: Egypt Redux - 10 Years Later, Egypt, Introspection, Post-travel Reflections
Of all the layovers I’ve had the past 10 years that have brought me back to the same places over and over again, I’ve never once stepped foot back in Egypt since my 2010 trip that started it all. Fateful isn’t it? And I knew the day I would...
by Calvin Sun | Oct 20, 2019 | Introductions
This November, I am blessed to be joined by the following 19 other trailblazing monsooners in celebrating my 10 year anniversary since my fateful, spontaneous trip to Egypt that started it all.And the very reason why you’re reading this blogpost, let alone...
