by Calvin Sun | Jan 11, 2018 | How's the weather?, New Zealand, Walking Tours, Winter 2017: Australia & New Zealand
After a wonderful evening recovering our weary legs at Polynesian Spa in Rotorua, we boarded our 12:35am bus from Rotorua to Wellington where we were treated to 180º flat beds the whole 7.5 hour bus ride. However, our happiness didn’t last as the...
by Calvin Sun | Apr 21, 2014 | April 2014: South America, Bolivia, Walking Tours
From Uyuni via Todo Turismo, our group arrived at 7:30am into La Paz the next morning, underslept and cranky from the worst overnight bus ride of our journey: We did a 10 minute hike to Wild Rover’s Hostel and freshened up for about a few...
by Calvin Sun | Jun 24, 2011 | Nepal, Serendipitous!, Summer 2011: From the Middle East to North Korea
Last February I talked to a girl named Sadikchya Malla for 5 minutes at a conference. Now she’s my personal tour guide in her native Kathmandu. I sought her out after remembering how she was born and raised in Kathmandu before coming to study at Syracuse...
by Calvin Sun | Jun 13, 2011 | Doctor in the House, How Did You Do That?, How's the weather?, Introspection, Mo' Money Mo' Problems, Summer 2011: From the Middle East to North Korea, Turkey
Just got back from a wet n’ wild excursion around Goreme and Cappdaocia. In other words, a lightning thunderstorm thrashed about and we were stuck in the middle in the big wide open fields. Smart, I know. If you ever find yourself here, do yourself...
by Calvin Sun | Apr 3, 2011 | April 2011: Peru & Colombia, Colombia, How's the weather?, Peru, Post-travel Reflections
I´m now waiting for my flight to Medellin, where I will take a redeye flight back home. I just edited all my past entries by adding in the appropriate videos I took with my flipcam while I was in South America. I think it adds to the realism of being there,...
