Always wanted to travel to Korea? This is your chance! Surprise! We talked about this for years, but only now have we finally made an itinerary. I’m leading a Korea tour! I discovered my passion for showing the real Korea to visitors. That’s how I met my husband Stephen when he was in Seoul five […]
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Do you like Malaysian Food? Me too. Look at these photos, how can I not? Malaysia is a complex country. There’s the religion, history with the indigenous tribes, palm oil and the rainforest, history of immigrants, politics, and many more subjects that make this country interesting. As what the tourism board says, Malaysia represents many
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Independence Movement Day (Samiljeol) of Korea Today, the first day of March is the Independence Movement Day in Korea. We call it Samiljeol (Three One Day) in Korean. This is the day to remember an important day of our history when people stood up for Japanese government during the Japanese ruling. March 1, 1919, 33
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What to eat in Japan? Japan is known for many things: the polite attitude of people, diverse landscapes, anime, and also the complex history between my home country. But for three days in Tokyo, I got to experience arguably the best thing about Japan: food. We arrived in Tokyo on November 2nd, which is a
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The Complete Guide to Korean Traditional Wedding Ceremony Korean traditional wedding ceremony is full of colors and excitement. Fifty and some shades of colors in the traditional house’s courtyard and traditional live music have the power to make you dance in your heart. Even though we have this valuable tradition, for a certain period of
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More photos of Kota Kinabalu sunset are here! Kota Kinabalu is famous for their exquisite sunsets. I already show-offed how gorgeous those sunsets are from my previous photo essay. The world stops for 20 minutes in the evening. People sit near the waterfront. Cars pull off for photos. Watching the show of lights with a
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Buyeo: Town of National Treasures Only two hours away by a long-distance bus, Buyeo is a perfect place for a short trip from Seoul. Although Buyeo is a small town, but it is an important location for Korea’s history. Buyeo was Baekje’s capital, 538-660 AD, during which it was called Sabi Fortress. Baekje (18 BC– 660 AD) was a
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Indoor rock climbing is my new “it” sport. As a daughter of an experienced climber, I’ve always wanted to try it. But it’s not something that I could start nowhere, and in fact I didn’t know how or where. The chance presented itself in Glen Coe, Scotland, at the Ice Factor National Ice Climbing Centre. It’s the
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Happy New Year everyone! Today is the New Year’s eve according to the lunar calendar. It’s a long-standing tradition to celebrate important holidays based on cycles of lunar phases. So tomorrow, in Korea and may other countries will be celebrating the ‘real’ new year. For us who are celebrating lunar new year, more commonly known
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I listed seven of my favorite of the year 2014. While I was flipping through the photos, once again I realized how fortunate I was to visit these wonderful places that some people only dream of visiting someday. Certainly, I am a lucky one. What stunned me most was all the experienced that wowed me
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