by Calvin Sun | Aug 2, 2010 | How's the weather?, India, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India, What Dreams May Come
They always ask: “You’ve been to India? Did you go to Goa?” and I always say “no.” In fact, I wasn’t planning to go to Goa on this trip until 4 days ago when I met an Indian family on my train to Hyderabad. They urged me to...
by Calvin Sun | Jul 20, 2010 | India, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India, Way Way Off the Beaten Path
Udaipur has long been regarded as “the most romantic city in all of India.” James Bond couldn’t even resist the city’s charms in Octopussy (which is played at every restaurant in Udaipur at 7pm everyday). So allow me to give it an...
by Calvin Sun | Jul 8, 2010 | Indonesia, Serendipitous!, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India
So this morning we said our goodbyes to Etri, bought a silver pen as a thank-you gift for Mr. Pesik, and took a 1 hour cheapo flight from Yogyakarta to Jakarta, at which we got stranded in a monsoon right after getting off the plane. And we’re...
by Calvin Sun | Jun 13, 2010 | Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India, Vietnam
So let’s start with the down low. This is how cramped we were on the 50 hour bus ride from Hanoi to Saigon: But the views… - At time of posting in Ho Chi Minh, it was 26 °C - Humidity: 94% | Wind Speed: 2km/hr | Cloud Cover: few...
