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In The End…We Gather Together For A Réunion Island

In The End…We Gather Together For A Réunion Island

by Calvin Sun | Sep 3, 2019 | Réunion, Summer 2019: Off The Eastern Coast Of Africa, Way Way Off the Beaten Path, What Dreams May Come

  More paradise awaits us in the final stop of our trip.       After 3 days in Mauritius, the 4 of us leftover boarded Air Mauritius flight MK 238 at 3:30pm, landing 45 minutes later at 4:15pm in Réunion Airport.     I’ve been...
A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To Belgrade…

A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To Belgrade…

by Calvin Sun | Oct 23, 2017 | Serbia, Serendipitous!, Way Way Off the Beaten Path

  Normally I wouldn’t care too much about an overnight layover on a return flight home, but this one’s special.After dropping off our rental car at Ljubljana’s Airport and boarding our 8:40pm flight to Belgrade, we would plan for an 9-10...
Odessa

Odessa

by Calvin Sun | Dec 26, 2012 | December 2012: Eastern Europe, How Did You Do That?, Serendipitous!, Ukraine

 And then there were 5…  …reunited with 10 more at none other than the famous Potemkin Steps.  At a first impression, Odessa combines a snapshot of former Soviet glory with the modernizing influences of the Western world:...
“Kuch Bhi Ho Sakhta Hai”

“Kuch Bhi Ho Sakhta Hai”

by Calvin Sun | Aug 13, 2010 | *Countries, Epiphanies on the Road, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India, Uncategorized Stories, What Dreams May Come

  If it’s not already playing, press play. And then start reading.      The echoes of Jeff Buckley. An autorickshaw roars by an airport runway. I came in as a stranger, left as a friend. I came in unsure what I was looking for, I left knowing what I...

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