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Jeju Know We’re Still in Jeju?

Jeju Know We’re Still in Jeju?

by Calvin Sun | Apr 5, 2023 | April 2023: South Korea & Jeju Island, Epiphanies on the Road, Jeju, Post-travel Reflections, South Korea

    After 3 days in Busan and Boseong, we packed up for our last stop of our South Korean itinerary: Jeju, the honeymoon island frequently compared to “the Hawai’i” of South Korea or the Okinawa of Japan, Taking the metro for about an hour...
We Survived the Train to Bu”sauna”

We Survived the Train to Bu”sauna”

by Calvin Sun | Mar 31, 2023 | April 2023: South Korea & Jeju Island, Fit for Foodies, South Korea

 After almost 2 full days in Seoul we packed our bags and took the bus to Seoul Station.  With our prepaid tickets I reserved online, we caught our 11:57pm KTX #027 bullet train to South Korea’s second city of Busan.  No zombies...
Riding the Magic SchoolBoseong

Riding the Magic SchoolBoseong

by Calvin Sun | Mar 30, 2023 | April 2023: South Korea & Jeju Island, South Korea

 For years I’ve heard many great things about Boseong’s famous year-round blooming Green Tea fields especially from all its photos that reminded me of the tea fields of Munnar, India.  To get there from Busan via public transportation may...
Seoulmates

Seoulmates

by Calvin Sun | Mar 29, 2023 | April 2023: South Korea & Jeju Island, Fit for Foodies, Getting that VISA, South Korea, Walking Tours

  How do we do a megacity like Seoul justice? Certainly an 18 hour layover isn’t going to cut it. And that’s a big reason why I’ve returned to visit Seoul properly. Accompanied by 19 new and returning monsooners, all of us touched down in ICN...
Di-M-Zey World

Di-M-Zey World

by Calvin Sun | Mar 27, 2023 | April 2023: South Korea & Jeju Island, South Korea

  How does the DMZ, aka the active conflict region between South and North Korea, look these days? I was last here on the North Korean side of the demilitarized zone 11 years ago and I have to admit, it’s a little bittersweet to feel a bit of homecoming. We...
18 Hours In Seoul

18 Hours In Seoul

by Calvin Sun | Jun 14, 2014 | Blitzkrieg!!!, How Did You Do That?, Public Transportation, Serendipitous!, South Korea

  I found out 2 days ago I needed to go to Hong Kong for a last minute trip with my brother, so I figured to include a 18 hour layover in Seoul, South Korea because:I’ve never been beforeThe flights ended up being $600 cheaper  From...
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