Category: Korea

  • Exploring Seoul: 3 Day Itinerary

    Seoul is an exciting city where there is always something to see or do. In order to maximise your time, I’ve clumped together activities in order to make the most of your time there. Here is what I would do if I had 3 full days in Seoul. Day 1 AM: A visit to Seoul…

  • Helpful Travel Tips And Customs for South Korea

    If you’re about to go to South Korea, 1) I’m jealous and 2) You’re going to have a great time! If you’re reading this, it means that you are trying to find helpful information for your trip. Let’s get to it. Helpful Apps Naver Maps or Kakao MapsGoogle Maps doesn’t work well in South Korea…

  • The cafe’s of South Korea

    There is a huge coffee culture in South Korea and a huge cafe culture. Minimalist, maximalist, themed and instagrammable cafe’s fill the entire country. It’s something that I actually miss already, the care taken into the aesthetics of the interiors. Here, I have collated some of the pictures that I have taken from various cafe’s.

  • Hiking Inwangsan in Seoul

    I had this post sitting in my drafts for so long so I decided I should just write it up and finish it. Hiking is a favourite activity in South Korea and especially amongst the oldies. In Korean, they have the word ‘Ajumma’ and ‘Ajusshi’ for middle aged woman and man respectively, which to me,…

  • My Last Few Days in South Korea

    Upon finishing my contract, I had to be out of the country within a week or so so I took a few days to chill out in Seoul. The lead up to my last day involved trying to sell or give away household items and packing my life into a large suitcase. It was chaotic…

  • Things That Living In South Korea Taught Me

    I’m a firm believer that changing the environment around you can change the way you see the world. As this post gets published, I have finished up in South Korea and have left its shores after what has been a fabulous year. Reflecting back on the year that I’ve had, I’ve put together some thoughts…

  • Dear Students,

    Thank you for listening to my assorted stories and telling me your stories whenever I asked if you anyone had any stories to share. Remember, you cannot share stories and secrets of other people! I don’t want you to be afraid of speaking in English and wanted you to be comfortable with trying to tell…

  • It is bittersweet thinking that I have 1 more month here before it’s time for me to leave. A year goes by so quickly and I thought it was time to write an update. I actually wished I had written more of these throughout my time here so that I could track my thoughts better…

  • A Short Trip to Gangneung

    Not exactly the right time to visit Gangneung, I decided it was time to go and booked a quick trip to sit by the beach. Gangneung is located on the east coast of South Korea, a beach side town with what I imagine would be a great summer destination. It takes 2hrs on the KTX…

  • 8 Things I Don’t Like About South Korea

    I previously wrote about the 6 things that surprised me about South Korea and today, I’ve put together a list of things that I don’t like. 1. Online BankingBanking here is what I imagine the pits of hell would be like. Bank books are still used here and with what they like to called added…