Destination: South Korea

My Three Week Whirlwind

Sun, 9 Sep 2012 | By miss_traveller | Views [1182]

I can't believe it! Three weeks have already flown by. So much has happened in the last three weeks since I arrived back in Korea. I decided to return to Korea for the fourth time. After realizing that I was going nowhere in Canada and with no full-... Read more >

My Scholarship entry - Understanding a Culture through Food

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By divvea | Views [1088] | Scholarship Entry

Homestay in Hanok The maze of alleys and white washed walls transported me back in time as I wandered across the labyrinth of streets in GyeongGu. I stopped at the one Hanok I was looking for. Standing, door ajar, she beamed at me, smiling through ... Read more >

Tags: culture, food, hanbok, hanok, kimchi, love, music, south korea, travel writing scholarship 2012

Photos: A Guest at the Naked Party

Sat, 21 Apr 2012 | By sarahlynnpablo | Photo Gallery

Tags: haechi, n seoul tower, seoul, skin glowing inside out

My Scholarship entry - A local encounter that changed my life

Sat, 21 Apr 2012 | By sarahlynnpablo | Views [2589] | Comments [22] | Scholarship Entry

A Seoul guidebook reported that Spa Lei catered to lady clients, spoke English and operated 24/7. On arrival, we discovered one major inaccuracy. Unflinching, we called a free translator hotline. Taking turns on the phone with the staff, we negotiated ... Read more >

Tags: korea, skin, spa, travel writing scholarship 2012

April 16...or 17, T+1

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 | By gpzmike | Views [450] | Comments [2]

In flight. About 4 hours into an 11 hour flight. Ground speed 572mph, distance to destination: 3748 miles, altitude: 34003 ft , time to destination (being Seoul, Korea) 7:08 hours. All this courtesy of a very nice computer screen on the headrest of the ... Read more >

Understanding a culture through food

Sat, 31 Mar 2012 | By tjietjie | Views [511]

"The first condition of understanding a foreign country is to smell it." Rudyard Kipling.  Thailand smelt like fried bananas, crispy batter encasing sweet warm softness that melts into your brain and makes you contemplate visa fraud. Thailand ... Read more >

Photos: Hey, Seoul Sister

Sun, 25 Mar 2012 | By tangledupindaydreams | Photo Gallery

Korean flashbacks

Sat, 17 Mar 2012 | By tjietjie | Views [460]

I have this image in my head where I'm an old granny in a nursing home, and when people come to visit me and see me dribbling nonsense and getting the shakes those who know me will say, "It's all right, she's just having her Korean flashbacks.... Read more >

Korea

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 | By hstrutz24 | Views [988]

I wish America is just like Korea, everyone lives with the extended family. It's nothing like America. I stayed at a hotel and right across the street the son was helping the father eat, really shows that all Koreans give the time to take care ... Read more >

Tales of Thailand

Sat, 10 Mar 2012 | By tjietjie | Views [918]

I spent 3 weeks backpacking through Thailand and Cambodia with Sean. Each day I wrote in my pocket-sized journal and made illustrations of the trip. These are excerpts from my travel journal.       Day 1, Saturday 14 January 2012. Today ... Read more >

Photos: The road so far

Sun, 4 Mar 2012 | By tjietjie | Photo Gallery

A Taste of South Korea - Street Food

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 | By connectlocally | Views [8097] | Comments [2]

I’ve often felt that the best indication of a country’s cuisine isn’t found in well lit restaurants or even hole in the wall cafes hidden down darkened alleys. In my eyes, a true indication of a country’s spirit and personality can be found in the ... Read more >

Tags: food, south korea, street food, travel

Day 1, part 2.

Sat, 17 Dec 2011 | By peter77 | Views [429]

Apart from travel books and pamphlets, I will be reading a few works of fiction during my trip.  These include three books of short stories, a novel and The Enchiridion. I may include quotes as I go and they no doubt will inform the mood and tone of ... Read more >

Day 1

Sat, 17 Dec 2011 | By peter77 | Views [377]

  The bright orange ball tumbled towards his food dish.  He dutifully trotted over and picked it up, wedging it between his teeth.  It was an American football, a mini one, but they called it - little rugby ball.  Peter had just thrown it again, but ... Read more >

Photos: Late Summer/Fabulous Fall

Sat, 26 Nov 2011 | By jennifer | Photo Gallery