Travelling the world one weekend at a time.
Situated in Northumberland, just north of Newcastle Upon Tyne, lies Alnwick castle. Still home to the duke and his family, it is the second largest inhabited castle in the UK. The castle has been a large part of English culture for many years, but gained more popularity as a tourist destination when the grounds were
Right in the middle of Seoul’s modern city is a taste of tradition in the form of Gyeongbok Palace (경복궁). Built in 1395, the palace has been home to Korea’s royalty over the generations. Today the palace is open to the public year-round to explore. The palace can be accessed by
With summer temperatures in Korea often soaring over 35 degrees celsius, cooling food and drinks are a must! One of the most popular summer dishes is cold noodles, either mixed (bibim-naengmyeon: 비빔냉면) or in a soup (Mul-naengmyeon: 물냉면), however today we went on a journey to find the ultimate summer lunch:
Kaws has had a lot of success in Korea (and Asia in general) recently, having released a number of collaborations with affordable clothing Uniqlo, and having been a sucker for his work for the past 7? years… of course I’m going to be keeping my eyes out for anything he does in my area. So
If you’ve ever searched “things to do in incheon” you’ll have no doubt found “Wolmido”, a small island off the west coast of incheon. The island is well known for its small theme park, and its fresh sashimi restaurants (which I honestly haven’t tried – korean sashimi/sushi is not for me
One of the most ‘touristy’ places in Incheon lies at the end of subway line 1 – China Town. The area lies opposite Incheon station, marked by the giant red gate at the entrance of the hill. If you want to sample Korean-style Chinese food, China Town is for sure the place to
Let me start off by saying living South Korea has been everything I expected it to be. But also a whole lot of unexpected. It’s scary and exciting all at the same time. Luckily, my life in korea has treated me pretty well. I have a stable job, I live in a nice area and
South Korea has its fair share of unique food from big chains, but nothing that has blown up quite like Starbucks’ new addition…. the avocado frappuccino! (queue everyone groaning about ‘millennials’ and their avocado obsession. Just leave it already mayyynn.) The frap only comes in a tall version, and costs w6900 – which is about
Namsan tower is arguably one of the most popular tourist destinations in Seoul, however in my 2.5 years of living in SK I’d never had time to visit. Yesterday we decided to hit it up and boy oh boy, was it a scorcher of a day. (Directions at the end!) First of all, if you decide
After multiple attempts at trying to start blogs during my lifetime (over what feels like 1000 platforms and websites) this is it. This is me. Mostly because I’m too lazy to change platforms again ha. I’m currently residing in South Korea, doing my best to be a semi successful ESL teacher. Here I’ll blog about
