. We all know one of the best ways to get local information is fro locals. Wandering around and getting lost are other great options which I love, but these two are different methods to approach. . . When I was in Jeju island this summer, I met a group of Singaporean girls who are […]
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*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
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Today is Dongji 동지. The logest night of the year. I should explain some background for this. Okay, the traditional East Asian calendars divide a year into 24 solar terms. And Dongji is 22nd solar term of the year. And this is day for the logest night of the year, and celebrate successful harvesting. It
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*Location : Beppu, Japan *Occasion : It was one of the most interesting place in Kyushu area. Japan is well known as quality natural spa. There are 9 different hell experiences called ‘Nine(9) hells of Beppu’. And I choose to see the most famous ‘海地獄’(Sea hell). It’s called like that because of the water in
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#The New Contents! The very first Guest of honor on #Runaway tales by Runawayers Category is Thomas M. Holst. Tom is from Omaha, US, and spend last few years in China and Korea. We met on my recent Jeju trip. Tom and his girlfriend Laura stayed at same guesthouse as me, the famous island guesthouse,
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Some of ‘famous’ photography of Asia, you can see massive group of tai chi fairly often. Nothing like this in any other continent. Tai chi, or Taiji is a Chinese philosophy. Many Chinese are doing this for meditation and exercising. , This is one of the image I thought I would like to see in
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*Location : Beijing, China *Occasion : Great wall of China. It was THE purpose of the trip. It was right before the Olympic started. Thought I should visit before Olympic, when it’s still cheaper. It was winter and not very clear day. I didn’t get to see the whole silhouette of Great wall like I
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What word pop up in your head when you hear “Hong Kong” ?. Before I really knew about Hong Kong, Shopping, expensive food, and luxury accommodation were for the whole idea because every Korean tour operators said so. Even the one I got for free handout from Hong Kong tourism website is an entire book
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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
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. . 2nd day Suwon Fortress –> Musical in Daehakro –> Shopping in Hongdae . Suwon Hwasung(Hwa fortress – ‘sung’ is ‘fortress’ in Korean) . UNESCO designated the fortress a World heritage site in 1997. You can imagine why Suwon fortress is one of must see place in Korea. . The wall surrounds the center
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