Spring is coming. Finally! Yeay! Spring means cherry blossoms in Korea. According to the forecast by 지비엠아이엔씨 153웨더, the expected flowering date of cherry blossoms this year in Seoul is April 4. The full blossom is expected around on April 11. So, make a plan to visit Seoul on those days and enjoy beautiful cherry blossoms! […]
Winter in Seoul
Visiting Seoul in winter? I know. Traveling in winter can be tough. When it is cold, I just want to stay indoors and do not really want to adventure. I definitely prefer visiting a new place in warmer seasons. But, sometimes I go on a trip in cold seasons. Likewise, you might want to experience winter in […]
Foodie Paradise, Gwangjang Market
Gwangjang Market is Korean traditional market over 100 year old history. The market is famous for its street food stalls and fabric market selling traditional Korean attire, hanbok. When Cheonggyeochoen Stream opened, Gwangjang market became popular again due to its location, which is very close to the stream. Many young couples go on a date […]
Winter trip to Jejudo
Jejudo Jejudo (also known as Jeju) is the largest island of the Korean Peninsula. Another name of Jejudo is ‘Samdado’. It means that the island has three kind of large number things, wind, women and rocks. This windy island is also volcanic island, so it has a lot of volcanic rocks. You can see […]
Street Art in Seoul
Here I would like to share some street scenes of Seoul I like. Hope you enjoy! 🙂
The 2016 Jiyon Awards
It’s already December and yes it’s only 3 weeks left until 2017. There have been so many wonderful and amazing things happened this year. I travelled to Vietnam, Thailand, Finland, Estonia, and Latvia for the first time and I stayed in Vienna for 3 weeks. Oh, amazing Vienna like as always! It was my first […]
The Old Tram 381
The old tram ‘381’ stands in front of the Seoul Museum of History. The tram ran around Seoul from 1929 until 1968. Its last stop used to be in Mapo, so there is the famous old Korean song, ‘The last stop of Mapo'(마포종점). You can see the students on their way to school by tram. […]
Seoul Public Transportation
The price of public transportation of Seoul is not very high. Wherever you want to go, it would take more than 30 minutes in Seoul. And the fare is between 1,300~2,000 KRW. It is also good to get benefit from the transfer discounts if you are transferring between buses and subway. Every transit fare is […]
Tips to Plan a Travel Budget to Seoul
It’s always very important for me to plan the budget before travel. Budgeting for a trip could be stressful but I believe it saves so much time and energy from being wasted on the road. Therefore, I would like to give you an overview of how much you will need in Korea. The currency of Korea […]
When to Visit Seoul? Now!
I grew up in Seoul and I have experienced all seasons in Seoul more than I could count. Some places are good to visit any time of the year (like San Francisco, I guess?), but when it comes to Seoul, weather could be a problem. Korea has 4 very distinct seasons. Winter can be extremely […]