Seoul was a bit farther for us while living in Songtan so we tried to find some closer things to do as well. The AK plaza in Pyeongtaek (a large sort of mall, though the Koreans call it a department store) is one of these such places. It is located at the Pyeongtaek Metro Station. …
One day, probably about a month after we arrived in Korea (yes, this is another late Korea post), Kyle and I were walking along the street before the 4-9 market (and the one the grocery store is on) and came across a little bakery called Cake Country. We had probably seen it before but just …
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 …
We tried to live as the locals do during our stay here in South Korea, most of our activities leaned towards experiencing the historical, natural, and culinary aspects of the country. But we also partook in some of the modern aspects of Korean life as well. With the recent release of Star Wars, we decided …
I have wanted to visit a cat cafe since I first heard about them years ago so this was pretty exciting for me! Kyle was pretty interested too. Info: For reference to those interested in visiting, the hours for the cafe in Pyeongtaek are noon to 10pm. Getting there: I am not sure why we found it …
Our First Love Motel Experience — M Motel For our first two nights in Korea, we stayed in what is called a “Love Motel”. Upon leaving Korea we stayed at another love motel, but this was our very first love motel experience. I don’t think we knew this was even a thing, or anything about …