Travel, Food & Books
On our last trip here in Korea, we explored Gangneung, the city in the province of Gangwon-do, on the east coast of South Korea. We have been living in Korea for almost two years now, and yet we never travelled by bus, so on this trip, we gave it a go.
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Two days ago Mike and I went to the Beer festival in COEX K-Pop Square. This ten days festival is known as GKBF (Great Korean Beer Festival). Happening from the 27th April to 06th May 2018, it has more than 20 craft brewers, live concert and some food booths set up for the event.
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I have been living in South Korea for almost two years now, and yet I still haven’t had a chance to visit the place near the DMZ. When Matthew came here for a visit before we all travelled down to Bangkok for a holiday, I finally get to visit this place. Continue reading “Peace Train DMZ Tour”
Three months ago when we took the train down to Guryegu for hiking, we saw many people getting off in this station called Jeonju, and they were all looking very excited about it. I was intrigued by it and did some quick google search on that place, and I’m glad I did that. Jeonju has over 800 traditional Korean Hanok houses clustered in one area, and it’s a great place for a weekend getaway. But we couldn’t immediately arrange for a visit because we have already had a travel plan in November and December so, it would have to be in January. Continue reading “Jeonju Hanok Village Weekend Getaway”
My first mountain hike in Korea happened to be in Jirisan National Park. It has been quite a while since I last did an uphill hike. I remember how tiring it was to climb Mount Kinabalu back in 2000 and that was 17 years ago when I was still young! But this mountain wasn’t that high so, it shouldn’t be any problem right 😃.
Continue reading “Chuseok Holiday Hiking in Jirisan National Park”
Makgeolli Festival is held yearly in Jarasum Island located in Gapyeong County of Gyeonggi province. This venue is also where the International Jazz Festival took place in every autumn. For those who anticipate the event, this year it will be held on 20th ~ 22nd October. On this trip, we went together with Liam, the Makgeolli king and his other half, Hyunnah. They brought along a cooler bag to store Makgeolli and also a picnic mat.
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I have always wanted to travel to North Korea, but it wasn’t accessible from South Korea. The only way to get there is via China or Russia in a tour group, as it’s not allowed to travel independently in North Korea. I’m not sure if I would be able to go there anytime in the future, So, I settled for just getting a glimpse of the country.
Continue reading “North Korea views from Odusan Unification Observatory”
Petite France is a small French Culture Village located about 25 minutes journey by the shuttle bus from Nami stop. It’s another place where they filmed the drama like My Love from the Star, Secret Garden, and Personal Taste.
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Nami the Winter Sonata island is a must-visit place for those who adore the movie. I would never have visited this place if it wasn’t because of my cousin and her colleagues who wanted to visit this place. For that, I’m so glad that I tagged along. It’s such a beautiful place. Thank you for inviting me along Oyong, Suzie, Anne, Bie, Zain and Nur Misuary. Continue reading “Winter Sonata Island”
N Seoul Tower or Namsan Tower opened to the general public in 1980. It’s a place that one must visit to take a look at the jungle stone of South Korea proud city, Seoul. It’s also a famous place for a lovesick couple to spend their quality time on the unofficial binding ceremony with a colourful padlock. The tower is open for a visit 365 days a year. Continue reading “Namsan Seoul Tower”