Do you visit places that you see in the banknotes? I do sometimes. One of the most memorable and unique place was Cieszyn, the border town between Poland and Czech Republic. There used to be a heavy border but now there’s only a line in the middle of the bridge marking the actual border point.
Romanesque St Nicholas Rotunda of Cieszyn in 20 Polish Zloty Note Read More »
“You’re married. Does it mean that you’re going to settle down somewhere?” “Where will you live, in America or Korea?” “Where is your honeymoon house?” I got a lot of questions about what will be changed after we got married. Since we’ve been digital nomads for a long time, we don’t have a ‘honeymoon house’
I’m Married. Now What? My Travel Plans for the Next Six Months Read More »
How did we do that? Here’s your copy of The Complete Guide to International Marriage in Korea On March 29, 2015, I became a wife to somebody, and I gained a husband and a family. I’m officially a married lady now. Even with a wedding band on the fourth finger on my left hand, I
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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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Five Years! Yes, you heard right – this is the week that marks five years of Runaway Juno. Five years. Five! Can you believe it? The site was born to feature my travel stories and photographs that I couldn’t share with my day-to-day friends. It was nothing more than scribbles from my travel journals in
Five Years of Runaway Juno: What’s Changed Read More »
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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Who spends the most? While some people talk about which tourists are the rudest or the most oblivious, here is a look at international tourism in terms of cold, hard cash. 1. China. In recent years, Chinese tourists spent 102 billion dollars abroad, which amounts to 10 percent of the international tourism market. Chinese travelers
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Did someone say French wine? Love good food? Love history? Love wine? Then France is calling you. France is one of those places that people dream about, and rightfully so. I dare say that it’s hard to have a bad day in France. Fresh bread and cheese in the morning, and a glass of fine
France Wine Trails Read More »
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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