Hwaseong Haenggung Palace 화성행궁

Hwaseong Haenggung Palace 화성행궁

Suwon is a city outside of Seoul completely immersed in history and culture. A friend and I went for a day trip. While there are plenty of things to do in Suwon for this trip we didn't manage to do much, owing to my utter exhaustion about half way through the day. Hwaseong Haenggung Palace [...]

Kim Kwang-seok mural road 김광석길

Kim Kwang-seok mural road 김광석길

Last year I went to a musical with my coteachers about this beloved musician called Kim Kwang-seok, the musical was called 바람이 불어오는 곳 Acoustic Musical. In Daegu there is an alley, a long  pathway covered in art and sculptures most of which are in memory or dedicated to the late Kim Kwang-seok who was [...]

EtOH’s Drafthouse

EtOH’s Drafthouse

After awhile of not being sure what to eat we settled on a popular foreigner spot in Daegu that my friend really likes. In Korea, beer (맥주) is somewhat limited to  Cass and Hite. There's not a ton of options when it comes to beer or arguably alchohol in general unless you find some place [...]

Muggles Cafe 머글커피 -closed

Muggles Cafe 머글커피 -closed

Update: as of December 2019 this cafe in Sanbon is closed. There is apparently another location in Anyang but I have not been to verify if it took is still open or closed. Muggles Cafe is in Gunpo, a satellite city of Seoul and off the Sanbon station out of exit 3. It's a bit [...]

Bulldogs

Bulldogs is a British style pub in Itaewon that Nathalie and I went to for lunch. I mostly went to try their Harry Potter inspired Butterbeer. They had five flavors, original (Harry Potter), ginger (Ron Weasley), cherry (Hermione Granger), grapefruit (Luna Lovegood), and a dark/Guinness (Hagrid). After going in and finding ourselves the only ones in [...]

The Flower Market, Night Market, and Drinks by the River.

After walking around the Lights of Happiness and taking too many photos, Emily, her friends and I decided to check out a nearish Night Market. So we hailed a tuk tuk, haggled the price and made our way there. It was a tight ride for four people, one sitting on the floor of the tuk tuk, [...]