Stories of a couch potato
It was night time in Hiroshima. It was also New Year’s Eve. That was the first time I had spent my year end outside of Canada since arriving in 2004. So naturally eating okonomiyaki was the best way to pass the time. We hit up Okonomimura, which in my memory ended up being a multi-storey … Read More
On the first day of 2017, I walked for hours in Osaka, Japan with my boyfriend trying to find things that were open. We hadn’t planned appropriately and I was getting more irritated by the moment. Being tired and walking a lot while hungry wasn’t new to me, but I hated how we didn’t have … Read More
Welcome to one of my favourite days on earth. But forgive me, the details are incredibly fuzzy because all of this happened almost a year ago. I’ll be honest — if it weren’t for the famous floating torii, I would’ve never considered going to Hiroshima. But I had a sightseeing checklist (despite this, I did … Read More
If you’re getting sick of Seoul, take a day trip to Suwon Hwaseong Fortress. Suwon is an hour away by subway, south of all the hustle and bustle. A good part of Suwon has stable public wifi—which I discovered by getting on the bus at the wrong stop. I got off the subway at Suwon … Read More
Some people say that it’s the people you meet who will make or break your trip. It’s more or less true when I think of my short stay in Busan. A beautiful port city in the south, Busan has a rich history and culture that feels all too different from the coldness of Seoul. While … Read More