by Calvin Sun | Mar 15, 2019 | Border Crossing, How Did You Do That?, March 2019: North Pakistan, Pakistan, Walking Tours, Way Way Off the Beaten Path, What Dreams May Come
Thanks to Ann Wen again for help with the blog title!A lot of this has been repeated the last time I was in Lahore, but the highlight that I came back for would be the Wagah Border between India and Pakistan. LahoreAfter the Mehndi/Rasm-e-Heena ended...
by Calvin Sun | Feb 20, 2019 | Introductions
5 years ago I crashed a random wedding in Lahore where of all the “WTF small world moments” I’ve had in my life I would run into an acquaintance named Ali Raza, whom I had first met briefly when I spoke at CUNY Baruch only a year prior.Flabbergasted, we then...
by Calvin Sun | Jan 6, 2014 | Epiphanies on the Road, Mythbusters, Pakistan, Winter 2013: Antarctica to Pakistan
Today was the day we needed to see all the major sites of Lahore other than the Badshahi Mosque. Beginning with a relatively early morning at 11am, we set off for the massive city-sized Lahore Fort: The first major part that you’ll come upon...
by Calvin Sun | Jan 3, 2014 | Pakistan, Public Transportation, Winter 2013: Antarctica to Pakistan
The next morning we got ready for a 3pm train leaving from Lahore to Karachi. The whole journey took about 20 hours. Our 3pm train — The Pak Business Express — is owned by a private company instead of the government, so we were able to get...
by Calvin Sun | Jan 1, 2014 | Pakistan, The Nightlife, Way Way Off the Beaten Path, Winter 2013: Antarctica to Pakistan
After the Baraat yesterday, we went out for late night milkshakes at The Good Shake (which I really recommend!) before watching Insidious 2 at home: We then headed to the Lahore Polo Club for a late brunch the next day: Then walked around the...
