Curious about visiting Yok Don National Park in central Vietnam? Here’s a little guide on what to expect and how to plan! My trip to Yok Don was very, very random! I’d just gotten back for about 2 1/2 weeks of travel with Alyshia, where we went to Hoi An for 3 days, experienced the…
Autumn is back again, and I’m living vicariously through her outdoor fall adventures. This time she has a little guide to hiking in Odaesan National Park! Enjoy! When talking about national parks in Korea, a few always pop up – Seoraksan, Jirisan, and Hallasan are perhaps the most popular three. Some, such as Gyeryongsan or…
Ever since I started seeing photos of Mu Cang Chai in Vietnam’s northern regions, it’s been on my list to visit! Now that I’ve made the journey and planned my own trip, I thought I’d share all my best tips. I feel like the minute I settled in to Saigon and started following different Vietnam…
Autumn is back! This time with a complete guide to hiking Gyeryongsan National Park, a harder hike with lovely views near Daejeon. Enjoy! Honestly, before going to Gyeryongsan, I knew little about it. I’d hiked a lot of Korean mountains before, but Gyeryongsan, just a small green blip on the map west of Daejeon, never…
At 3,776 meters high, you don’t often hear about visitors hiking Mt Fuji in Japan. Beyond avid hiking circles, most visitors prefer to see the volcano from afar. Climbing Mt Fuji, especially to see the sunrise, is not an easy feat. When I found out my friend, Nicole had decided to hike up to the…
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…