Most Popular Attractions in Korea – Overall In writing this post, we had an internal debate about how to actually measure popularity. Should we use social media websites? Google? Naver? In the end, we figured that if we could find the most visited attractions in Korea, it would be a decent proxy for popularity. Despite […]
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There are two airports in Korea, one older and one new. Gimpo, the older one, is closer to the city, but Incheon, the newer one, is larger, has more flights, and has more amenities. Use a few simple heuristics when deciding what airport to fly into or out of. If you’re staying in Incheon,
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(Header image: Songlim Hanam) Sometimes, you’re just hungry and need to eat. A lot. Or, maybe you’re a maximizer (rather than a satisficer). In which case you want to eat as much of the breadth and depth of Korean food as you can, before leaving. This post is for those times. Here are two types
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A lot of Korean food is fusion food. And we’re not just talking about hip new pizza joints, microbreweries, burger shops, Mexican restaurants, or churro stands. Although all of the above have entered, and are permeating Korean taste buds as we write. What we’ll cover in this post are foods that have entered, and are
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Food courts have a bit of a negative connotation in the US-they tend to be fast food joints in malls aggregated in a single mess hall of quick cheap dining. They exist for the convenience of the shopper rather than as standalone dining establishments. In Asia the feel is a different. While they are still
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The most glaring difference between a developed and developing country? The earthy tones of the landscape, clouded by the dust and dirt kicked up on a daily basis. Myanmar was definitely the earthiest I’ve visited. The country, despite being the second largest in Southeast Asia by landmass, has been one of the slowest to develop due to
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Sunset over Victoria Harbour #HongKong #travel #vacation #wanderlust #boating
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As soon as I tried to check in for my flight, the agent informed me there was no such leaving at the time. Not exactly what I wanted to hear before a business meeting. Amidst the confusion I discovered it was a code share flight, and they wanted me to check in with the operating airline,
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Why visit Huangshan? Traditional Chinese calligraphy paintings often used Huangshan as inspiration to paint mountains shrouded with clouds. Each peak has a smooth surface interrupted by jutting pines or other granite rocks. They range from a coffee toned brown to gray, shifting with the intensity of sunlight. Clouds are often drifting
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