Born to Travel.
“I need to go to holiday shopping for my family back home and I have no idea what I’ll get!” I’ve heard some concerns about the holiday shopping from expat friends. Yeah, it can be really hard. What to get, where to buy, and how much can I spend? So, here I am, [...] Read more »
During the three months of the trip in America, I offered to cook Korean food to some of our hosts. Korean food is not something they are used to eating at home, but I wanted to show them it’s easy and delicious. It was a great experience for me too. I like cooking, [...] Read more »
Now, look at your calendar. Do you see what day it is? It’s November 11, 2011. Triple 11 on the calendar. The day of end of the world. It is just another day to go by, but it feels special. In Korea, today is ‘Super Pepero Day’. Wait, what is Pepero, and why [...] Read more »
Halloween 2011, I got an invitation to a Halloween party. A week prior to Halloween, in fact. The party was hosted by Chris, a friend’s friend, an English teacher in Seoul. He had only one rule: no animal costume. Because it’s too easy. What to do? The costume I end up with: a [...] Read more »
Temple stay is more than simply stay in the temple. For me, it was the opportunity of surrounded by a majestic mother nature: Jirisan (Mt.Jiri) and putting myself in the solitude. Nothing was familiar in the temple life, quietness was deeper than the dark night sky, and the sound of moktak was peacefully [...] Read more »
This week’s Runaway to Sister’s City is special for me with two reasons. A) Because it’s Seoul, my hometown. And B) This great piece is written by my good friend and a wicked travel writer Katie Tibbetts (also known as Breakaway Katie). Seoul, the place I spent more than half of my life, is [...] Read more »
I will be on the plane to Washington DC by this time tomorrow. It’s just three months, I know. But due to all the hectic things happened around me during the past few months, or last two years, it feels like really a big deal and I guess it really is a big deal. [...] Read more »
At this very moment, I have three huge first aid-up wounds around my shoulder and leg, and one purple coloured thumb. It looked almost I’ve half eaten by a bear. I am supposed to be at Cheongpyeong with a bunch of bikers, drinking beer but I’m sitting at a cafe, writing this. [...] Read more »
Today, I reveal the secret. The truth about Last Minute Flight Ticket System in Korea.. There isn’t one. There, I said it. And yes, I’m serious. Then, how do I know their dirty little secret? It goes way back, like two weeks. My friend Katie Tibbetts and I decided to go [...] Read more »
#Location : Gyeonpodae (Gyeonpo beach), Gangwondo, Korea It was the wedding day of my friend’s sister. Three of my friends drove to Wonju for the wedding, and soon after we drove again to Gangreng to go see a beach. We’ve been here before. Same friends, few years ago. We just came here, spent [...] Read more »