Travel Inspiration | South Korea
So despite the fact that I didn’t have the best of times while living in Korea, leading me to cut my year short, I do still think it is an interesting and beautiful country to visit. In the…
Change | Leaving Korea and Returning to Hong Kong
Well. What an intense start to 2017. I think the title explains it really. After four months living and working in Korea, I have made the decision to move back to Hong Kong, until the summer at the…
South Korea | 4 Month Update
I’m home again! It’s been a whole year since I was in Scotland, for last Christmas, and I still find it crazy that I was away for so long. My time here is brief though, as I’m…
Boseong Green Tea Plantation Light Festival
I’ve been round a few places in Busan so far, during my months in Korea, but I’ve only ventured out the city a couple of times. I got to check another place off my list last weekend though,…
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…
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 –…
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…
