Sep 26
During a Seoul blogger lunch a few months ago Tom, the mastermind behind Waegook Tom, came up with a fantastic idea for a blogger collaboration. Called the Seoul Subway Challenge, the basic idea is that nine bloggers each take one of Seoul’s nine numbered subway lines and get off at a minimum of five stops. [...]
I’m always on the lookout for things to do in Seoul that are different, especially if they are related to food in any way possible, so when Chincha?! listed a pop up barbecue in their weekly events post I immediately penciled it in for the weekend. I had attended one of Seoul’s first pop up restaurants [...]
Sep 23
I FINALLY made it to the Hello Kitty Cafe in Hongdae last month, which is where this photo comes from. Pink walls, cuteness everywhere, and Hello Kitty latte art, what more could a person want? How to Get There: Take Line 2 to Hongik University Station. Go out of exit 9 and turn left at [...]
Sep 21
Today’s Flashback Friday comes from Lane, one half of the couple that runs Southwest Compass. Southwest Compass is far from just a blog, it is a well written, well researched complete guide to traveling the southwestern United States. Lane and Juliet’s online venture is very young, but already does a lot to bring credibility and [...]
I’m not a huge fan of markets. I feel like a bad traveler even admitting this, but my dislike of these chaotic, crowded places was one of the biggest reasons it took me so long to visit the Kalguksu Alley at Seoul’s historic Namdaemun Market. But, if there’s one thing that would make me overcome [...]
I will eat just about anything, so when I first came to Korea and learned that live baby octopus is considered a healthy delicacy, I knew I had to try it. Not surprisingly, there weren’t too many people eager to join me on this culinary adventure, and I kept pushing it off. That was until [...]
The second installment of Snapshot Sunday is staying close to my current home. When most people think of Busan, they think of the busy Haeundae Beach. But a few miles down the road is Gwangalli, a small strip of sand with some lively bars and restaurant. Gwangalli is particularly beautiful at night when the bridge is lit [...]
This week’s Flashback Friday is a little different, and a little special. This post is the first by a guest author on Farsickness! I started Flashback Friday as a way to tell stories about traveling I’d done before I started blogging. A lot of these stories come from my time in Europe as a student [...]
Jeju City is the perfect base for exploring the larger than expected Jeju Island. Its proximity to both the airport and ferry dock (about a 10-20 minutes drive to either) make coming and going easy. In addition, because it is the largest city is possible to find a bus route to just about anywhere on [...]
Jeju Island is not small. I wasn’t really aware of this fact until Tara told me when we booked our tickets. I naively figured that since it was an island, one that is traveled often, all the sights would be near to each other. Not the case. Because of this Tara and I focused on [...]
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