Funny enough, I had a gift guide scheduled to go out today. It’ll still go out, but I think it’s a little inappropriate to be shoveling out gift suggestions for female travelers when there’s so much somberness in the air right now. Sometimes writing comes easily to me, and sometimes it doesn’t. Usually I let…
I’ve been wanting to stay in Seoul Mansion for a little while now. When I realized it was in Hongdae and close to a subway stop, I knew I had to stay there for my last night in Korea. This 18-room guesthouse is nestled into an alleyway near Exit 3, so you get to be…
If you’re looking to get out of Seoul for a day, then you HAVE to visit the Dreamy Camera Cafe for one of the loveliest experiences in Korea. If you know anything about me, I have a thing for unique cafes, especially in Korea. Whether it’s the whimsical Enrogel Teapot Café in the middle of…
When I decided to go to Jeju, I knew I only had four days to see as much as I could. While I was determined to figure out how to travel some of it alone, I knew I’d be exhausted by the tail end. When I saw that Funtastic Korea had a list of Jeju tours, I…
I always knew I would be traveling around Seoul after my contract finished. I wanted to try staying in different parts of the city since Elissa, with whom I normally stayed, had already left for the States. One of the areas I wanted to try was Dongdaemun. Hotel Maui DDM is located just a fifteen-minute…
I decided to split my time in Jeju into two halves, the West + South Coast and the East Coast. I explored the West and South Coast completely via public transportation (and an occasional taxi) using Naver Maps and some prior research. While I’ll do a more complete guide to Jeju later, I thought I’d…