by Calvin Sun | Dec 13, 2014 | Blitzkrieg!!!, Brunei Darussalam, Fit for Foodies, Rules Are Meant To Be Broken, Serendipitous!, Walking Tours, Way Way Off the Beaten Path, Winter 2014: Extreme SE Asia
Jame’Asri Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah mosque just got served: Our group departed East Timor-Leste the next morning for Bali, where the plan was to spend another day before leaving the next morning for Manila. But it would be in Bali where...
by Calvin Sun | Dec 30, 2013 | Fit for Foodies, Pakistan, Winter 2013: Antarctica to Pakistan
The morning after the Mehndi, we enjoy a day off. After 2 breakfasts, Mariam’s cousins and friends took us on a trip for the Badshahi Mosque: Due to a glut of protests in the old city, we are forced to take a few detours. We...
by Calvin Sun | Apr 10, 2012 | April 2012: Iran, Iran
From Persepolis we head onwards to Yazd… Along the drive we stopped for tea next to a 4,000 year old Bodhi Tree: It helped to have sunset vibes at the time: We arrive in Yazd 5 hours later. Yazd is a...
by Calvin Sun | Apr 8, 2012 | April 2012: Iran, Doctor in the House, Fit for Foodies, Iran, Mo' Money Mo' Problems, The Nightlife
It’s kind of nice to browse through a beautiful city that doesn’t demand for your attention — you let things happen to you and you will be rewarded for your curiosity. Shiraz is a city of simple pleasures with a handful of photogenic sights...
by Calvin Sun | Jun 16, 2011 | Let me tell you a Story..., Summer 2011: From the Middle East to North Korea, The Nightlife, Turkey, Walking Tours, What Dreams May Come
There are very few moments in life where you stop to think, and forget to start again… We knew we only had 2 days in Istanbul, so upon our 6am arrival into the Bus Terminal (from our 12 hour overnight bus from Cappadocia) we got a little antsy as they...
