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Dhaka Down Under

Dhaka Down Under

by Calvin Sun | Jul 27, 2011 | Bangladesh, Serendipitous!, Summer 2011: From the Middle East to North Korea, Walking Tours

  Headed south today to check out the heart of what makes Bangladesh tick: Old Dhaka. Before I begin, I befriended a fellow Australian traveler named Alex at my hostel. We shared a lot of similarities in our style of traveling save for the fact Alex spends a...
San Salvador, Lima, And A Mid-flight Screw Up

San Salvador, Lima, And A Mid-flight Screw Up

by Calvin Sun | Mar 27, 2011 | April 2011: Peru & Colombia, Epiphanies on the Road, Fail, How's the weather?, Peru, Uncategorized Stories

 Before I know it, I’m already fast packed to another trip across the border. What’s different this time is that out of all the inhabitable continents of the world (sorry Antartica, unless global warming happens, you don’t count), only South...
Chinaman In Chennai

Chinaman In Chennai

by Calvin Sun | Aug 7, 2010 | India, Serendipitous!, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India

 I’m in Chennai now, having taken a 6 hour overnight A/C Volvo semi-sleeper bus from Bangalore from 12am to 6am yesterday. All I can say about Chennai so far is that it’s not as bad as I had been warned, but it’s still a frustrating city to...
Can’t Get No More Than Bangalore!

Can’t Get No More Than Bangalore!

by Calvin Sun | Aug 6, 2010 | How's the weather?, India, Mo' Money Mo' Problems, Serendipitous!, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India

 What I will miss the most from Bangalore will be the California-style cool-as-the-other-side-of-the-pillow weather. It really is the best I’ve experienced in all of India, despite the massive pollution that probably has torn a hole in the ozone layer by...
Singapore Lovin’

Singapore Lovin’

by Calvin Sun | Jul 10, 2010 | Singapore, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India

  Singapore is beautiful place.     So this is the last day Annah and I have together before we part ways. Unfortunately she got hit with either a virus or food poisoning this morning, so we need to make sure she gets better before her flight tonight....
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