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• You Can't Get There From Here

  

  Do you want to live in a house full of books or maybe the library? I would! That's how much I love to read and I would like to infect you with this disease... Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2012 TRAVEL

• The Most Important Question

  

  ...is "How much?" Unless you're a millionaire then that won't matter. But for us budget travelers that is the number one question.So can you afford a trip to... Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2012 TRAVEL

• Can't Pronounce It So I Stuffed It in My Mouth

  

  Here I am saving the best for last. Okay, second to the last, because the last post (I promise this will all end!) will be the expenses. The best part about... Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2012 TRAVEL

• Hunting for Cherry Blossoms at Yeuido Park

  

  The cherry blossom trees in Yeuido park were predicted to be in bloom by April 9 but because of the prolonged cold weather, they were late bloomers. Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2012 TRAVEL

• At the Outskirts: Petite France and Namisum

  

  In the fringes of Gyeonggi province, more than an hour and a half by subway from Seoul, lie Petite France and Namisum (Nami Island).Petite France, as the name... Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2012 TRAVEL

• This Little Mustache Went to (Namdaemun) Market

  

  While waiting for the sun to go down for that night view at Namsan Tower, stroll around Namdaemun Market, the largest traditional market in Korea. Read more

  Posted on 31 May 2012 TRAVEL

• What's in a (Business) Name? Korea

  

  Where's Mama Beer and Baby Beer? Spotted in Eoulmadang-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul* -ro (road) and -gu (district) *South Korea Series:Tourist Visa to KoreaRandom Things... Read more

  Posted on 30 May 2012 TRAVEL

• N Seoul Tower

  

  To see the Seoul skyline, head on to N Seoul Tower or Namsan Tower as the locals call it. You can either take the bus or get on a cable car. We took the cable... Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2012 TRAVEL

• Trick Eye Museum

  

  All you need at the trick eye museum are two hours of your time, a friend or two, a camera, and 13,000 won to click these two hours away. If you are alone, brin... Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2012 TRAVEL

• Cafe Caw

  

  Spotted something new today. A little coffee shop a few paces from Thai Asian Cuisine de Cebu, just across Bright Academy. Always up for something new, I dragge... Read more

  Posted on 27 May 2012 TRAVEL

• Step Back in Time at the Folk Village

  

  Stepping into Korean Folk Village brings one back to ancient times. Houses from different parts of the country, from different classes, also government building... Read more

  Posted on 27 May 2012 TRAVEL

• Care For Some Coffee?

  

  I do not care much for coffee. I have a coffee jelly frappuccino maybe once a year (or once in two years, I can't really remember the last time), but that's... Read more

  Posted on 26 May 2012 TRAVEL

• Photo Stop: Bukchon Hanok Village

  

  Hanok. Ha-what? A traditional Korean house. There are only two hanok villages in Seoul that Google has revealed to me: Bukchon and Namsangol. Read more

  Posted on 25 May 2012 TRAVEL

• Double Dose of History: Changdeokgung & Huwon

  

  Ready for your history lesson number two (and three)? (See lesson one here.)Lesson Two: Changdeokgung Changdeokgung was built in 1405 as a secondary palace of... Read more

  Posted on 24 May 2012 TRAVEL

• A Dose of History: Gyeongbokgung

  

  Interested in history? In royalty? If you answered yes to both, I suggest you don you tourist garb, hang your camera around your neck, and lend your brain some... Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2012 TRAVEL

• Gabii Sa Kabilin 2012

  

  Once a year, museums and heritage sites in Cebu open their doors from 6PM til midnight for Gabii sa Kabilin (Night of Heritage).I look forward to Gabii sa... Read more

  Posted on 21 May 2012 TRAVEL

• Strolling, Collecting Sights

  

  If you're up for some Seoul shopping, you have a bunch of choices. These are a few that I have come across: Myeongdong (the "fashion district of Seoul" where... Read more

  Posted on 21 May 2012 TRAVEL

• To the North We Go...Almost

  

  Panmunjom, officially called the Joint Security Area (JSA), is on the west portion of the 155-mile long Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) on the military demarcation lin... Read more

  Posted on 18 May 2012 TRAVEL

• You Will Never Go Hungry Here

  

  While walking the streets of Seoul, I drooled over the food kiosks, tents, and minitrucks (if you're Filipino, you'd probably call it a "multicab") were selling. Read more

  Posted on 13 May 2012 TRAVEL

• My First Meal is Not Korean

  

  Arriving in Incheon at 930PM and escaping immigration an hour later (no, I wasn't interrogated, I was just the last in line), I went looking for my first meal i... Read more

  Posted on 11 May 2012 TRAVEL