Lingo in Transit
Travel, Languages and Life
Tag: blogging
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Staying in the Bukchon Hanok Village will transport you back to the Joseon Dynasty. Located between Gyeongbokgung Palace and Changdeokgung Palace in northern Seoul, this traditional area will make you feel worlds away from the bustling skyscapers of Seoul. Hanoks are traditional Korean houses built from wooden structure and soil baked tile roofs. Many today…
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When I arrived, I came to quickly realise that waste and recycling is taken seriously here. Each area has council rubbish bags that can be purchased at the local convenience stores and supermarkets. One for general rubbish and one for food waste. Everything else needs to be recycled. I had to look up online what…
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One of the first places I went to when I finished my quarantine was the local supermarket. I’m lucky to be close to a Homeplus which is a multi storied store. There are clothes on 1 level, food on the next and then a floor for homeware and appliances. Grocery shopping in another country is…
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With my life now packed into 2 suitcases and a carry-on, I’ve gone through all the paperwork and pcr tests and now I’m here! Currently at the time of writing, people coming into the country who are completely vaccinated and from a country that qualifies are quarantine exempt, you need to go to a local…
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At the beginning of the year, I wrote a post about the 5 things that I’m going to keep doing in 2022. I think the middle of the year is a good time to see how I’m tracking and refresh myself on all the things that I had set out to do for myself this…
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If you are like me and the idea of learning another alphabet seems harder than climbing Mt Everest, fear not. It is possible! One of the perks of learning Korean is that it’s quite phonetic. Once you learn the alphabet (hangul), you will be able to read in no time but not know what the…
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After spending the past 8 years working almost non-stop in the scientific world, I’m taking a break. Switching gears. Crossing a bridge. Whatever you want to call it. It’s a big deal for me. I guess I’m still quite traditional in the sense of thinking of my working life as a “career” and assuming that…
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There is no greater way to see New Zealand than hiring a campervan or car and driving around both islands. The roads are well maintained and there are plenty of camping sites around the country that will suit your needs. There are a handful of campervan hire companies and the one that we have previously…
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Most of the pieces of the puzzle have almost fallen into place. I have resigned from my job, moved back to my parents and am now officially unemployed for a few weeks until I fly. I’ve always wanted to live abroad, even if for a little bit. I’ve also always wanted to teach English abroad,…
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Two roads diverged in a wood and I – I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference Robert Frost It always seems that society thrusts a map in the hands of everyone dictating what they should do. It’s the acceptable path to take. Why would you possibly need to…
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