by Calvin Sun | Jan 4, 2017 | Fit for Foodies, How Did You Do That?, Public Transportation, Russia, Serendipitous!, Walking Tours, Way Way Off the Beaten Path, Winter 2016: The Trans-Mongolian & Tibet
We started our second day in Moscow with a splendid brunch at Grabni, a cafeteria style restaurant where you self-serve from so many offerings that it’ll make your head spin. Everybody loved the french fries: Don’t mind the...
by Calvin Sun | Aug 13, 2015 | August 2015: The Baltic Circle, Public Transportation, Sweden, The Nightlife, What Dreams May Come
WARNING: THE FOLLOWING POST CONTAINS PHOTOS DEPICTING NUDITY (IN THE NAME OF ART) Despite however we tired we were after an overnight bus from Oslo to Stockholm and 16 hours of nonstop walking, the 15 of us still went out on a Wednesday night: We...
by Calvin Sun | Aug 9, 2015 | August 2015: The Baltic Circle, Denmark, Fail, How Did You Do That?, Lessons Learned, Public Transportation, The Nightlife, Walking Tours
How the 17 of us got to see most of Copenhagen’s City Center in only 7 hours. We arrived today at around noon into Copenhagen’s Kastrup Airport, south of the city’s center, about 30 minutes earlier than scheduled. Good job...
by Calvin Sun | Apr 10, 2014 | April 2014: South America, Brazil, Fail, Mo' Money Mo' Problems, Walking Tours
I won’t lie. Our first 24 hours upon landing in Rio de Janeiro was anything but smooth. We arrive at GIG airport all okay, and we gave the airport HSBC bank ATM a shot, as recommended by everyone to use over the Brazilian bank ATMs in terms of...
by Calvin Sun | Dec 29, 2012 | Crisis, December 2012: Eastern Europe, Fail, Public Transportation, Serendipitous!, Ukraine
So in pulling an all nighter after last night’s festivities, I made a major mistake of letting everyone sleep a little more. Instead of giving them about an hour before having to leave the hostel, I decided to wake everyone up about 20-30min before. What ended...
