So, everyone knows we had our fair share of ice cream and soju while in Korea, but what else did we eat? Because of our budget, and me being a vegetarian, we mostly resorted to cooking in Korea. We were house-sitting so we had a kitchen available to us. We had a fridge, a microwave oven, …
We recently got done spending 3 months in Songtan, South Korea (October 2015- January 2016). We are a little behind on posts, though (we have made it to Malaysia, and now Vietnam since then), so we will probably continue posting things from Korea over the next month or so, interspersed with more current posts. Here are …
Our last, and final (at least until or unless we make it to Korea again) Korean Ice Cream Bar Review. This last review has only nine Korean ice creams. If we had known we would have been sure to make it an even 10 but so it goes. Can you believe we tried nearly 40 …
Going to a jimjilbang was one of those Korean experiences we really wanted to try out but found a little intimidating at first. It is a very popular activity to do – especially during the winter – among pretty much all Koreans. As winter was coming into full force, we finally decided to make a …
A jimjilbang is a pretty unique experience for the Western traveler, especially an American. But these Korean spas are pretty ordinary over here. Since before we came here, we’d heard about the public baths and decided that we’d go to at least one before we left. Because of the nature of how they work, this …
New Seoul Tower is an iconic monument to modern South Korea. Easily recognizable rising above the surrounding city atop a hill, it is not a only a practical building, but it is a testament to the nation’s rise to prominence from devastation to global power. The tower is simple, yet it is the simplicity offered …