by Calvin Sun | Jan 5, 2020 | Algeria, January 2020: The Saharan Odyssey, Walking Tours
Onwards to another monsoon! After being approved for a last minute Algerian visa only yesterday, I spent the last 24 hours scrambling for flights out of NYC. Thanks to Evan Danek’s advice, I quickly cashed in 47,500 British Airways Avios miles (that were...
by Calvin Sun | Jul 17, 2017 | Blitzkrieg!!!, Fit for Foodies, How Did You Do That?, July 2017: Saint Martin's & Surrounding Islands, Rules Are Meant To Be Broken, Saint Martin, Sint Maarten, Travel Warnings, Way Way Off the Beaten Path
Having been given an unexpected 4 days off before my next shift in the ED, I decided it was another time to attempt a solo trip getaway. Although I was also entertaining traveling from Slovenia to Slovakia (the flights were too expensive), Oman to Kuwait (I came...
by Calvin Sun | Jul 19, 2011 | Crisis, India, Let me tell you a Story..., Summer 2011: From the Middle East to North Korea, Travel Warnings
Back on the road: literally hit the ground running. Stephanie, having no interest in seeing Madurai, stayed behind Mumbai an extra few hours while Karen and I headed to Madurai in the morning. After a stopover in Bangalore, we arrived at the “Taj...
by Annah Kim | Jun 8, 2010 | Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India, Vietnam
Yesterday was the first official day spent in Vietnam… We’ve found that it’s drastically different from the Philippines. On the night that we arrived, I was confused to see nice cars, to get into a nice taxi, and to see a higher socioeconomic strata...