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Flying British Airways First Class From London To NYC

Flying British Airways First Class From London To NYC

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...
Salar De Uyuni

Salar De Uyuni

by Calvin Sun | Apr 20, 2014 | April 2014: South America, Bolivia, Fail, Public Transportation, What Dreams May Come

  A dream come true:   I’ve been planning to come to Salar de Uyuni for a few years now, as it’s been on possibly every single “Top # Places That You Wouldn’t Believe Exist On This Planet” (or some...
From Holy Crap To Holy Cappadocia

From Holy Crap To Holy Cappadocia

by Calvin Sun | Jun 13, 2011 | Crisis, Public Transportation, Summer 2011: From the Middle East to North Korea, Turkey

  With whatever luck I get with running into people, I’m cursed when it comes to waiting for people at the airport. Yesterday as I waited outside arrivals to pick up my travel partner Stephanie, she was waiting for me to pick her up inside at baggage...
Upload In Progress, Update Enroute!

Upload In Progress, Update Enroute!

by Annah Kim | Jul 5, 2010 | Indonesia, Public Transportation, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India

INTERNET I am really just bursting with things to share with you, but first off is a quick update on the internet. I am hopefully in the process of uploading some videos from Bali in an internet cafe inside “Surabaya’s largest and brashest” mall in...

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