If you're searching for a day trip to do from Seoul, visiting Nami Island is sure to come up in your search. Located about 1.5hours to the east of Seoul, this small island has declared cultural independence from Korea, calling itself the Naminara Republic. This island is actually man made when a dam inundated the …
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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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When looking for a break and not really wanting coffee or to be in a cafe, there is the option of teahouses in Korea. Offering a different vibe, more traditional, less instagram focused and a place where all demographics can be found, a teahouse in Korea is the perfect place to take a breather or …
Photo by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash It feels like de ja vu, ending 2022 similar to 2021, with some sort of bug! I'm fine- just a dry scratchy throat with a dry cough but it also doesn't help that it's dry outside. In Korea, there are no public holidays for Christmas or New Year so …
Another year has come and gone as we all emerged from our varying lockdowns and restrictions. What a few years it's been for all of us around the world. Whilst it won't be a white Christmas here (no snow forecasted for the weekend), it will be sub-zero nevertheless and I'll be enjoying a winter Christmas …
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 …
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 …
When someone recently asked me how long I have been in Korea for, I had to count as by now, I have lost track of all time. I can't believe I'm in my 6th month here already! There is some truth then that time flies when you're having fun. Winter has officially started by the …
One a sunny and pleasant Sunday morning, I agreed to go hiking with my sister. It seemed like half of Seoul had the same idea. The online information will tell you to take the metro to Gupabal but we decided to meet at the stop before at Yeonsinnae instead as we needed lockers. I spotted …
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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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