Way back in the day (*cough* nine years ago *cough*), I began a secret Pinterest board for places I wanted to see in Korea. I just went in and typed “Korea” into the search bar and began pinning any photos I found attractive. I was determined to see every inch of this country if I…
I originally started writing this over a year and a half ago when I said goodbye to the first big group of people leaving Namwon. I was still pretty new, and I was imagining what it would like to say goodbye to a town I called home for two or more years. A few weeks…
Recently, I got a new Twitter account for There She Goes Again, with the specific intent of building my social media presence, understanding its use in online marketing, and to help build traffic (which I had not been doing much of). In about 3 months I’ve grown it to over 3,000 followers, and it now accounts for about…
It happened in a little French town. Katie Francis had just arrived to Vichy for her semester abroad when she knew this was only the beginning of her life long passion for travel. She had just managed to lug two huge suitcases and a heavy backpack all the way from the US to Paris and…
Of all the seasons to visit this country, autumn is number one. Once you’ve read through this list of places to see fall foliage in Korea, you’ll see why. This list is long for a good reason. Autumn in Korea is incredibly enchanting. After a painfully humid summer where everyone is hugging their aircon or…
2020: Sadly this cafe shut down a few years ago now! Don’t worry there are a lot of pretty cafes in Seoul and Korea though :) I had first vaguely heard of The Grand Garden in Mokpo when my friend, Roxy, raved about it over a year ago now. I finally got my chance a few weekends ago…