by Calvin Sun | Dec 29, 2017 | Australia, Blitzkrieg!!!, Flying Fancy, How Did You Do That?, Layovers, Rules Are Meant To Be Broken, Taiwan, Way Way Off the Beaten Path
At a journey that could clock at more than 42 hours from NYC, flying to Sydney can be a real ballbreaker for even the most dedicated of jet-setters. And I wanted to make the most of it — so last week I transferred 90,000...
by Calvin Sun | Mar 26, 2017 | Flying Fancy, How Did You Do That?, March 2017: Scotland, Scotland, Scotland, Serendipitous!, United Kingdom, Weekend Trips
After a day of climbing some Edinburgh hills, my group and Alistair graciously saw me off at the bus station in Edinburgh. From there I took an overnight 8:30pm National Express Bus #954 from Edinburgh to London, with the bus taking a half an hour...
by Calvin Sun | Jan 17, 2017 | China, Doctor in the House, Flying Fancy, How Did You Do That?, How's the weather?, Way Way Off the Beaten Path, Winter 2016: The Trans-Mongolian & Tibet
Cover photo credit: JC Chan To Shigatse and back. Although the photos near the bottom are of Lhasa at night, it would be a shame to not mention Shigatse in the brief few hours we were there. Located 3860m (12,660 feet) above sea level...
by Calvin Sun | Jun 1, 2010 | Hong Kong, Lessons Learned, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India, Uncategorized Stories
Annah, Corinne and I just arrived in Hong Kong, waiting on our connecting flight to Manila. Just bought 2 bottles of juices (strawberry dragonfruit FTW) to get access to this slow computer. I dread how slow internet might be when we hit SE Asia. So not even 2 hours...
