One of top things on my list of places to go to on my first return trip to South Korea since leaving in 2023 was Suwon. My old hometown. My stomping and sliding grounds in winter. The place I had chosen as my home away from home for a year based on a google image …
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First time back to South Korea
Earlier this year, I went back to South Korea for a holiday since leaving in 2023. It was only for a week (all the annual leave I had left) but I was so excited to go back and dip into my personal nostalgic world. Excited seems like an understatement. I carefully crafted my itinerary- I …
What To Wear in The Korean Summer
If you're planning on visiting South Korea in July and August, get ready for plenty of iced drinks and air-conditioning. The hottest months of the year (along with the wettest) will require some good shoes and back up plans. Summer: peak is July- AugustRain: peak wet seasonTemperatures: 25-30COther: high humidity ClothingSouth Korea as a whole …
Trials and Trials in South Korea
It is inevitable that when you live in a different country, things are bound to go wrong sometimes. You just don't know, the culture is different or you just didn't know (I said that twice on purpose). To get through these times, you need some humour and a little bit of that 'happy go lucky' …
Deoksugung Palace
Deoksugung Palace is located at City Hall station and was initially used as a residence Grand Prince Wolsan who was the oldest brother of King Seongjong. This palace is surrounded by modern skyscrapers and feels like a walking through a secret garden portal. This palace used to be lived in by Korea's royal family up …
End of Year Blog Review 2023
I recently posted an End Of Year Review here and think it would also be good to reflect back on my blog this year. I have tried to keep posting once a week- which I think for me is a good goal to keep. Sometimes it is hard if the week is very busy or …
End of Year Review 2023
Here we are again at the end of another year. My favourite time to reflect on the year that was, what happend and what changes can be made for the new year. I don't think I've done a month by month recount before so I'm going to give it a go this year (inspired by …
The Hanbok- Traditional Korean Clothing
The hanbok is a traditional Korean clothing. It's been depicted in illustrations since the time of the Three Kingdoms during 57 BC to 668 AD. It was often used to signal a person's social status as well. For women, the hanbok consists of 2 parts. The top (Jeogori) and skirt (chima). The top is long …
Suwon Hwaseong Fortress
When I was trying to pick which cities to put down on my list of city preferences for teaching, I had no idea as I had never been to South Korea before. I wanted to avoid Seoul after reading that it was more expensive to live there (for food and groceries) and also being home …
8 Things I Miss About South Korea
I guess a post like this was in the works from the moment I stepped on my flight leaving Seoul. I look back with great nostalgia and am often smiling to myself thinking about all the adventures that I had, struggles, fun and moments of peace. I listened to a lot of k-pop whilst there …
Lingo in Transit 
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