We wrapped up our Korean journey by spending three days / four nights in Busan, South Korea’s second largest city. This city of 3 million people is wedged between the Sea of Japan and nearby mountains, so its very dense and vertical. We went there to visit Marian’s cousin and her daughter, as well as…
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Around Seoul
There’s so much to see on the streets of Seoul, but it’s also nice to see Seoul from different perspectives. Here’s three videos that do that. Gangnam AirBnB: We stayed in the modern Gangnam district, made famous by the K-Pop song Gangnam Style, which was a parody on the faux rich of the district. Our…
Cheonan, Korea
If you look up “top 20 things to do in Korea”, going to Cheonan is not one of them. We went here to see Ho Ja Kim, Ann’s best friend growing up. Cheonan is an industrial city whose existence owes to sitting geographically at the intersection of three valleys, and therefore it became a key…
Seoul Thoughts
Our first week in Korea was spent in the bustling city of Seoul. We came, we ate, we conquered. While we hit some of the top “things to do” such as the Imperial Palace and the DMZ, and enjoyed them immensely, it was the spontaneous adventures that we loved most. On the first day…
Seoul Food
We’ve spent the first week of this adventure exploring Seoul and all it has to offer. We’ve tried to establish a daily routine but there is just too much to see and do, plus good food to eat and relatives to visit. We spent the first day visiting the imperial palaces from the Joseon…
The Adventure Begins
Day 1 – November 24, 2018 Preparing for a trip is never easy. It’s like life – you can’t take (have) everything you want, but the reality is you have more than you will ever need. Going “on the road” for three plus months at this stage of our lives seemed improbable and impractical….