Tag: South Korea
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Visiting Jeju Island Day 1 – Loveland, Lava, and Beaches
To celebrate National Foundation Day in Korea, and no work Friday, Nicole and I booked a trip to Jeju Island, Korea’s Hawaii. Jeju had been on our radar for quite some time. We were both very interested in visiting Jeju, but everyone we spoke with seemed to have just an alright time. Some people complained…
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Kiana in Korea – Visiting Busan and Haedong Yonggungsa
Last weekend Kiana came to visit Nicole and I in Seoul. Over the past week she traveled around Korea visiting the Boseong Tea Fields, Gwangju, and hanging out with us in Gwangyang. This weekend, we visited Busan to see the Haedong Yonggungsa temple and Haeundae beach. Traveling to Busan Kiana, Nicole, and I got up early…
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Kiana in Korea – Visiting Seoul and the DMZ
My sister, Kiana, came to visit Nicole and I in Korea. It’s the first part of her multi-week Asia adventure. She flew into Incheon and took the bus to Seoul arriving Thursday. Nicole and I took a bus up after work Friday and met her in Itaewon for some weekend shenanigans. Our first night we…
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Returning to Korea and Orientation
Nicole and I returned to Korea after a day later than we’d originally intended thanks in part to some last minute snafus with our visas. We ended up getting them the day before we flew to Korea and hurriedly packing before flying out. Orientation We had a week long orientation when we arrived. The orientation…
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Traveling to Delhi
Nicole and I woke up early Tuesday morning eager to begin our adventure to India. We hailed a cab from in front of our hotel. I’ve never been offered a price different than the meter in Korea, and aside from occasionally being confused, I’ve found Korean cab drivers to be very honest and helpful. This cab…
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Last Day in Korea and our visit to Unseo Airport Town
First, its been nearly a month since I last posted on my blog. Sorry everyone. I’ll be posting frequently from here on out as I have oodles to do over the next few weeks. However, before I launch into that, I figured I’d write a short writeup on my last day in Korea. No Wifi…
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Around the World in 22 Days.
Last week I reached my last 60 days of my teaching contract in Korea. Nicole and I have had a blast so far this year and we’re looking forward to teaching in Korea for another upcoming year. We’ve looked into several programs and decided to pursue a few programs in the southern provinces of South Korea.…
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Cherry Blossom Festival
Nicole and I visited a local cherry blossom festival in nearby Jinhae. The trip was through a local Korean tour guide named Pedro, its his adopted English name. He was the same tour guide we used for our second snowboarding adventure a month or two earlier. Getting to Jinhae We met across from the bus…
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A Seoul Love Motel with a Pool
This past weekend Nicole and I visited Seoul. We traveled to our usual hangouts: Itaewon, Oktoberfest, and Praha. I won’t reexplain everything we did. However, if you’re interested in any of those places, check out my last trip to Seoul for my birthday. A Room With A Pool For Nicole and I, motels end up being…