Over winter, the Garden of Morning Calm hosts a light festival. In mid December, I joined a whole day tour that included the gardens as part of it. I have honestly not seen anything on this scale before. There was snow just a day or 2 before so we were greeted with a white cover …
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Located in Jongno-gu in the north of Seoul is the Naksan Mountain Trail which is a city wall walk that takes you down towards Dongdaemun. I just happend to be in the area whilst going to an event and thought that I would spend the afternoon walking this mountain trail as it was on my …
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Last week it snowed for hours in the morning which stayed around for the rest of the day. I stood by the window watching the snowflakes blow around and rain down. I took many pictures and videos sending them back home to my family and friends proclaiming that IT'S SNOWING. After it stopped, I went …
The colour orange was never really that impressionable to me. Not quite vivid as it's constituents of yellow or red. Not quite striking or bold in its appearance. But being surrounded by orange stirred a feeling inside. Change. Quiet optimism. The changing of leaves. The passing of time. A reminder that nothing stays as it …
Jeonju is located roughly 2 hours south west of Seoul and is easily accessible via the KTX or Express buses. Previously, I wrote about visiting Gyeongju which was the capital of the Silla Kingdom on the eastern side of the country. Jeonju, on the other hand, was in the area that belonged to the Baekje …
Gyeongju is located 2.5 hours southeast from Seoul via the KTX (express train). It's the city that use to be the capital of the Silla Kingdom in 57 BC – 935 AD. Today, Gyeongju is a small town that attracts both local and international visitors. The city doesn't have the skyscrapers or tall apartment complexes …
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One of my favourite neighbourhoods in Seoul so far is Insadong. Located just about right in the middle of Seoul, this area contains traditional teahouses, crafts and craft products. This area also contains over 100 galleries and is one of the oldest culturally important areas of Seoul. This area use to be the point of …
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One of the places that frequently comes on the 'must visit' list in Busan is Jagalchi Market. Now, I'm wary. These 'must see' places tend to be targeted at tourists and I am sure this is the same due to the lack of locals inside. Still, where else can you get very fresh seafood and …
Another 'must see' in Busan is Gamcheon Culture Village. Located to the west of Busan station, this hillside pantone coloured village is a great place to spend a few hours. Preferably in a cafe with sweeping views of this village. This village was built by refugees who settled here after the Korean war in the …
I was reading this article the other day about generational colour (and the new Very Peri pantone colour of 2022). As a millenial, I was interested to read about how Fushia Rose was the colour of the year back in 2001 which set forth a decade of pink within culture which is now called Millenial …
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