by Calvin Sun | Jan 20, 2022 | Guadeloupe, Martinique, Saint Lucia, You're Going to Miss It...
If the photo is really really professional looking, then the photography credit goes to Paul Woo.PRESS play and read the post with the music . . . “A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.” – John A....
by Calvin Sun | May 1, 2021 | Border Crossing, Fit for Foodies, May 2021: US Virgin Islands, United States, US Virgin Islands, Weekend Trips
During the heydey of the pandemic, I was nominated to be one of the 100,000 Healthcare Workers to receive a pair of of roundtrip flight certificates offered by JetBlue. I almost forgot about the expiration dates, if it weren’t for a reminder in the middle...
by Calvin Sun | May 8, 2018 | How Did You Do That?, Iraq, Kurdistan, May 2018: Kurdistan Iraq, Way Way Off the Beaten Path
After an exhausting day driving around southeastern Kurdistan, this morning Abdallah and I set out at 9am west of Erbil towards Mosul. You would expect that we drove by a ton more military bases today. By 9:45am we had reached the main checkpoint between...
by Calvin Sun | Jul 18, 2017 | Blitzkrieg!!!, How Did You Do That?, July 2017: Saint Martin's & Surrounding Islands, Public Transportation, Saint Barthélemy, Walking Tours
When I travel solo I tend not to plan as much, which can be a big problem when you arrive at a place like Saint Martin/Sint Maarten island during the low season (there’s not a lot to do and not a lot of people to meet and go on adventures with). So after a day...
by Calvin Sun | Jul 17, 2017 | Blitzkrieg!!!, Fit for Foodies, How Did You Do That?, July 2017: Saint Martin's & Surrounding Islands, Rules Are Meant To Be Broken, Saint Martin, Sint Maarten, Travel Warnings, Way Way Off the Beaten Path
Having been given an unexpected 4 days off before my next shift in the ED, I decided it was another time to attempt a solo trip getaway. Although I was also entertaining traveling from Slovenia to Slovakia (the flights were too expensive), Oman to Kuwait (I came...