Category: South Korea 2
DAY 15 (Reading time: 5 minutes) At the end of January 2024, a mega-shopping center called Starfield opened in Suwon. It’s the fifth building of this popular chain in South
DAY 14 (Reading time: 5 minutes) The historic city of Suwon is surrounded by 5.74 kilometers of walls. The entire complex is known as Suwon Hwaseong Fortress. It was built
DAY 13 (Reading time: 6 minutes) The farewell with our host on the morning of our departure was conducted with a ritual that people probably have been practicing since this
SPECIAL (Reading time: 6 minutes) On the Purple Islands, we “just ordered an Uber,” though it took some luck. In Mokpo, the starting point of our journey, Uber isn’t very
DAY 12 (Reading time: 7 minutes) Once upon a time, 50 kilometers from Mokpo, there were three purple islands—Banwol, Bakji, and Anjwamyeon. They were connected by purple bridges. Everything on
SPECIAL (Reading time: 5 minutes) During my college years, I absolutely adored (read: “hated”) endless analyses of the deeper meaning behind all kinds of literary works—usually ones that seemed more
DAY 11 (Reading time: 6 minutes) I’m fascinated by the beautiful hilly landscape of Korea. A hill here… a hill there… hills everywhere. …perfect for morning workouts, dog walking, running
DAY 10 (Reading time: 7 minutes) Do you know what we liked most about Jeju? Leaving it. 😀 On a huge ship, in perfect weather, with views of Hallasan and
DAY 9 (Reading time: 5 minutes) Even though the previous day I was on the brink of death from some mysterious food poisoning, I woke up today feeling as fresh
DAY 8 (Reading time: 5 minutes) Are you familiar with Murphy? That guy who actually runs our lives, no matter how much we want to believe we’re the masters of