Travel
Cafes of Busan
Busan is absolutely chock-a-block with cafes, something I wasn’t expecting before I arrived here, given that Hong Kong had plenty, but most were of the chain variety, like Starbucks. Busan has lots of those too, both international and…
A-Z of Hong Kong
I spent a year living and working in Hong Kong, immediately after graduating university, and while I was terrified at first, and really didn’t think I liked the city much during the first few months, it wound up…
Korea’s Christmas Lights
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas… and I’m so excited! Christmas has always been my favourite holiday, but in recent years I haven’t gotten quite as excited about the build-up to it as I used to.…
Hiking to Seokbulsa Temple | Busan
This is definitely my first bigger hike in Korea so far! That said, it’s not a very difficult hike at all – the only steep climb is the last 15-20 minutes or so up to the temple –…
Travel Inspiration – Netherlands
The Netherlands is a small (as are most European countries!) but fascinating country, and my time spent there was all too short. I was there for a brief couple of days a few years ago, during my big…
Taejongdae Park | Busan
Back when I lived in Hong Kong, I went hiking fairly regularly – I’m not the fittest person, so I’m not scaling mountains or anything, but long-ish easy to medium country walks with some hills suit me fine.…
Exploring Seomyeon | Busan
Seomyeon is one of the busiest parts of Busan, known for its huge range of places to shop and eat. It’s also located on the intersection of two of the busiest subway lines, and is fairly central to…
The Queen’s Banquet | Busan
When living in another country, there’s a whole host of new things to experience, and as well as adapting to day-to-day life, I like to try to see different parts of the country and learn a little about…
Exploring Markets & Memorials | Seoul
Last weekend I hopped on the train and zoomed up north to Seoul again (read about my last trip there in this post). The reason that brought about this trip was a friend of my parents was over…
Wanderlust Tag
Even though I’ve seen so many new countries in the past few years, I’m always dreaming of the next destination. There’s still so much of the world I want to see, beautiful sights to see, foreign cultures to…