Beautiful exteriors and even better origin stories, here are some of the most colorful places in the world. I don’t know about you, but I personally could use a little more cheer in my life. With so much sadness, devastation, and frustration going on, it’s kind of started weighing me down in the day-to-day. I…
Here’s what to expect at the Suncheon Open Film Location. Who doesn’t love diving back into the 50s or 60s for inspiration? Yes, there are so many ways in which society is better today than it was half a century ago, but there are also elements of the past that seem impossibly lovely. In the…
If you’re like me, going to San Francisco for the first time is going to result in love at first sight. While it takes me a little while to find the charms of some cities, I knew the minute I stepped off the BART at Embaracadero in 2012 that I was going to be smitten…
I feel like every expat teacher in Korea needs to make at least one trip to Jeju. While some may complain that it’s not nearly as beautiful as -insert Southeast Asian country here-, I think that’s totally unwarranted. There are so many gorgeous places around the island, but you definitely need to get out of the…
After a little over two weeks traveling around the Western Cape, I made my way to Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape. While it’s possible to turn the Cape Town – Port Elizabeth route into an elongated road trip, I was by myself and hadn’t gotten my international license yet to drive a car, so…
A third generation Angelino, Elissa is a true-blue local to one of California’s most famous cities. Both of her grandfathers were born and raised in Los Angeles, and her father works as an architect Downtown. She has also had the benefit of moving away four times, to San Diego, Washington DC, Madrid, and Seoul. Because…