Stories of a couch potato
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
People say that the most important thing about food is the freshness of the ingredients. This past weekend I did something I never thought to do – buy local-grown ingredients from the farmer’s market. As a twenty-something who frequently eats month-old lettuce, buying fresh food is almost unthinkable. We decided to get pork chops at … Read More
You should always go to the beach in deep winter. My boyfriend and I went to Picton, a small community part of Prince Edward County, Ontario. It was in between Christmas and New Year, where all the shops only opened twice a week, and you got lucky if it didn’t close at 6pm. For two … Read More
My obsession with the river began with getting lost. I wanted to go to Seonyudo, what seemed to be a small island on the river. But after almost an hour-long journey, I realized that I must have passed it and ended up at Seongsan Bridge, one of 27 bridges that cross the Han River. I … Read More