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Stars And Sunrises: Tikal

Stars And Sunrises: Tikal

by Calvin Sun | Nov 27, 2011 | Guatemala, How Did You Do That?, Mo' Money Mo' Problems, November 2011: Guatemala & Belize, What Dreams May Come

  Random: Did you know that Tikal is the same place George Lucas chose to film Yavin IV (the location of the Rebel base) in Star Wars IV: A New Hope?     Well, our version is prettier:     Panoramas of Tikal by day:     But the real...
Lake Atitlan

Lake Atitlan

by Calvin Sun | Nov 25, 2011 | Fit for Foodies, Guatemala, How Did You Do That?, November 2011: Guatemala & Belize, Public Transportation, Serendipitous!, Way Way Off the Beaten Path, What Dreams May Come

 About a month ago I was still debating where I wanted to go for Thanksgiving weekend. To make a long story short, it was seeing a picture of Guatemala’s Lake Atitlan that helped me decide. Consistently rated as one of the top 2 things to see in all of...
Angkor What?

Angkor What?

by Stephanie Quan | Aug 9, 2011 | Cambodia, How's the weather?, Summer 2011: From the Middle East to North Korea

Is the name of a bar in Siam Reap. If you buy two buckets, you get a t-shirt. I have a t-shirt. Its been raining. Which is nice because it normally happens in the late afternoon, just when the heat is past my level of toleration. It has meant though that I’ve...
Angkor What?

I (Actually) Got Struck By Lightning: Mandalay

by Calvin Sun | Aug 3, 2011 | Crisis, How's the weather?, Myanmar, Summer 2011: From the Middle East to North Korea, Walking Tours, What Dreams May Come

Remember the game we used to play when we were young? We’d see a flash of lightning, count the number of seconds before hearing the sound of thunder, and then multiply that number by the speed of sound to find out how far away that lightning strike was? I tried...
Returning To Jodhpur

Returning To Jodhpur

by Calvin Sun | Jul 9, 2011 | Fit for Foodies, India, Public Transportation, Summer 2011: From the Middle East to North Korea

  Saying goodbye to Dharamsala with thalis and sunsets…     And 12 hours later (via overnight bus) to Delhi…     And a 1hr flight to Jodhpur. It’s good to be back after a year. Jodhpur is the first place that I have returned...
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