Spectra! and Marina Bay Sands Shoppes

Spectra! and Marina Bay Sands Shoppes

While you have to spend a lot of money to visit the infinity pool there are other things you can do at Marina Bay for free, like watch the light show!

Animate and Nintendo Store-Yongsan

Animate and Nintendo Store-Yongsan

Yongsan station's mall has gotten a make over included the 6th floor now full of fun things like a Nintendo store and Animate.

Provence Village 프로방스 마을

Provence Village 프로방스 마을

Provence Village is a cute little area of shops, cafes, and photo opportunities. Open daily from 8am until 10pm the village was our last stop of the day before dinner. We headed first to a cafe where I ordered a hot chocolate and enjoyed the Christmas music playing and the decorations outside. The menu at [...]

Sailor Moon Store

Sailor Moon Store

Japan is the home of some amazing pop-up shops and cafes. Some of them are insane, with reservation only that if you're not fast enough you'll never get the chance to try before they close. Which makes the permanent Sailor Moon store less stressful.  Located in the half basement of Laforet in Harajuku are two [...]

Dōtonbori

Dōtonbori

Dōtonbori is an area in Osaka near Namba station and the Nippombashi station. It's a couple streets of bright lights, food, shopping and entertainment that tends to be crowded. There are famous spots for photos such as across the Ebisubashi bridge where the famous Glico sign of a running man is. Note that it doesn't light [...]

Mojo Books & Records

Mojo Books & Records

You're probably wondering why we're back in back in the USA. That's because right before Chuseok my phone found it's way back to me, courtesy of my aunt who sent it in a wooden tea box. While there wasn't a lot of things I had a chance to do over the two days during the [...]

Missy’s Pies, ect

Missy’s Pies, ect

My sister got a derby pie at one of the restaurants we went to and fell in love. So on our last day she looked up bakeries determined to head home with at least two full pies. The one she decided on was Missy's Pies, ect. Missy's Pies, ect is a bakery that also offers [...]

Flying Scent Lab Cafe and shop

Flying Scent Lab Cafe and shop

After our brunch in Yeonnam-dong's Bagel MTL we went off in search of a cafe, our criteria being that it must have air conditioning and seating available. After wandering around for a bit found ourselves at Flying Scent lab. Flying Scent seems to be a boutique with artists work for sale (but no photos allowed). The [...]

Jeongseon Traditional Market정선아리랑시장

Jeongseon Traditional Market정선아리랑시장

The last thing on our teacher's trip was to head to the traditional market in Jeongseon. The market is famous throughout Korea and is a popular tourist destination. The market isn't always open and since we didn't visit during one of the open market days it wasn't as crowded. (Open market days are days of [...]