I traveled here with a friend in 2019, and it was the first trip I took without someone to guide us through transportation or take us to sightsee. Needless to say, it was a learning process, but it helped that my friend and I had each other and divided the responsibilities. Some general tips: I…
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Japan
Unlike Korea, when I traveled to Japan, I was fortunate enough to have someone to guide me through the public transportation. My aunt has a Japanese friend from high school, so we all traveled together when we visited. Although I can’t tell you the specifics, since I didn’t book the tickets and was merely along…
Venturing to Vancouver
The first weekend in February my friend Melanie and I took yet another trip to a K-pop concert. This stop: Vancouver. It’s actually the furthest west that either of us had been, which was cool. We were able to cross two things off our bucket lists that way. The Concert This trip was to…
An Adventure in Atlanta
Kicking off 2020 right. At the end of January, only a week before our trip to Vancouver, my friend Melanie and I headed to Atlanta, Georgia. Why Atlanta, you ask? For a K-pop concert, of course. Even though Atlanta wasn’t on my bucket list, I think going to a K-pop concert is a pretty darned…
My First K-Concert
Now I’m not sure if K-Concert is an actual term, but I am using it to indicate a Korean concert. There’s K-Pop and K-dramas, so why not K-Concert? Either way, in November I traveled with a friend to Chicago to see a favorite Korean American artist of mine, Jay Park. Some of you might have…
October in the Windy City
Around the beginning of this year when I was still living in Korea, I was on the phone with my mom, and she told me that she won a trip. At first I was skeptical, because let’s be honest, who actually wins free trips these days with no strings attached? Well, this one was legit….
Thailand Travels: Phuket
Our last stop: Phuket. The first two nights, there was an outdoor market right outside our hostel, so we ate there for our dinner and stayed to watch a local artist perform. The second day, we caught a city bus and took a 40 minute ride to a beach to enjoy the sand and waves…
Thailand Travels: Bangkok and Khao Sok National Park
This past week, I traveled to Thailand and met a friend of mine. We planned our vacation for 10 days total. 3 days in Bangkok, 2 days in Khao Sok National Park, and 3 days in Phuket. While that only adds up to 8 days, we did take 2 overnight trains traveling to the different…
Vacationing in Japan
I was fortunate enough to be able to take 2 weeks off from work and travel with my aunt and uncle to Japan at the beginning of July. When my aunt was in high school, she became friend with a Japanese exchange student named Kaori. Fast forward 34 years, and they are still friends, which…
Traveling Korea as a Foreigner
So as you know from reading my posts through this journey, I have been living in Korea for the past 10 months. At the beginning of July, I headed to Busan on a Friday night to meet my aunt and uncle who traveled to visit me. We stayed on Haeundae Beach, which is a popular…
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