For the last four weeks in Seoul, my time has been filled with eating, thinking, talking, sleeping, working, and catching up. I came back to Seoul after a hard time in India, and a simultaneous (and uncomfortable) realization about my future. It is my only hometown, but also this is where I had to go …
When I asked a security guy at LAX where the security gate was he busted out with, “Oppa Gangnam Style”. I got private messages, Tweets and Facebook comments asking about Gangnam Style on multiple occasions. One girl even told me that she was happy that she knew someone from the country of Gangnam Style. Psy …
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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 …
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One of the great things about living in a big city is the diversity. Seoul was not so diverse place from the beginning. Korea was and is all about tradition and history. However due to the massive amount of foreign employees including English teachers, it is becoming really multi-cultural. And simply, people love foreign …
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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. …
Well.. we weren’t driving but I choose the title because it rimes. 🙂 Serendipity. This is one of my favourite English words. I think serendipity is a wonderful gift of life. Also this is one of the reasons why I travel. It’s not just applied for new cities or when you travel. It happens in …
20 February, 2011. Current temperature is 12degC, and there’s no single piece of cloud in the sky. I am wearing light jean and summer shirts with Angkor wat picture on it. Of course I’m wearing jacket as well, but it’s just, really just in case. Random play list on my iPhone is playing Katy Perry’s …
Hello gorgeous, I missed ya! : the first sign of Spring Read More »
*Location : Hongdae, Seoul (Hongik University) *Occasion : It was here, on this wall for quite a long time but I’ve never thought about take pictures of this. I guess I was taking for granted my town. It happened to something very close to us. As soon as I saw this art last week, it …
Runaway Photo: Powerful Street Art in Hongdae, Seoul Read More »
Besides “Gangnam Style”, what do you know about Seoul? My hometown, one of the biggest cities in the world that expands over 600 years, Seoul is becoming a popular destination for world travelers. The capital city of South Korea may not on a list of the most beautiful cities, but it has a lot to …
3rd day. Country side –> My place –> Krispy Kreme . . We decided to go a little field trip to country side of Seoul. Where to? A friend of my mom, let’s call her Mrs.Seo for convenience, has a rest stop/restaurant in Yangpyeong and she cooks mean Korean food so I recommended there to …
