United Kingdom Archive

I have a new favorite London neighborhood. It’s not beautiful. It’s not very central. There aren’t the kind of historical sites that would put it at the top of a visitor’s list. And it’s not (yet) as famous as some other hip London neighborhoods. ...Read More

Hampton Court Palace is a royal palace built in the early 16th century for Henry VIII. Located in Richmond, a few miles from my flat, it was a great place to explore on a sunny Sunday. Thomas Wolsey, Archbishop of York, took over the ...Read More

Next week is Christmas. Next week is Christmas! I keep telling myself this, but I still can’t believe it. I don’t know if it’s because I’m not going home for the holidays this year, or if it is the fact that it has been ...Read More

After spending two weeks in southern Thailand, Tara and I made our way up to Bangkok in order to get our Burmese visas. After having been shut for a week due to Songrkan, the line was wrapped around the building, but the whole process ...Read More

This past weekend my friend Kasey (yes, the same one who visited me in Korea last year) stopped by London on her way home from a work trip in Germany. It was a perfectly timed trip as our other good friend from college is ...Read More

London has a lot of markets. Like, I think about 90% of my weekend plans that don’t involve bars or pubs revolve around a market of some sort. This is not a problem because unlike markets in Asia, which I usually find to be ...Read More