Stories from the other side.
Getting In We took the early morning flight from Tashkent Domestic Airport to Urgench International Airport. Many international travellers choose Urgench (instead of Tashkent) to begin their multi-city tour of Uzbekistan. After surviving snow flurries and sub-zero temperatures before boarding, we saw the sun rise and bathe the arid land (below) with golden light. It…
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Practical Information Ever since Uzbekistan opened its borders to international tourism, it’s much easier to get a tourist e-visa. The site is relatively easy to figure, even if it has a few problems with speed and functionality. Our middle names didn’t show up on our e-visa, but that didn’t create any problems. However, the Uzbekistan…
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Last October, we visited Daegwallyeong Baby Animal Farm. It had rained the whole day and we couldn’t do much after the visit to the animal farm. Thankfully, on the next day, the rain had stopped and the sun was out. While the others slept, Basil and I were up and ready to explore the natural…
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Life can get excruciatingly real at times. And when things get tough, the tough go looking for silver linings. Momentary escapism isn’t such a bad thing after all. It’s what keeps us going. And as long as we have our feet stuck in reality — escapism is: a flicker of hope, the light at the…
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In & Around Sereoksan National Park Getting there Seoraksan National Park is located in Gangwon Province and the easiest way to access the park is from Sokcho City. We took an intercity bus from Dong Seoul Bus Terminal (in Seoul) to Sokcho. Under ideal conditions, the journey should take around 2 and half hours, however,…
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Sunrise at Manseong-ri Coast It was the sixth day of our summer trip around the southern coast of Korea. We woke up early and were lucky to watch sunrise from the bedroom of our pension house. It was the perfect way to kickstart our road trip. We were staying next to the coast of Manseong-ri…
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After our trip, I noticed that my phone pictures were matched with locations on Google Maps. I don’t know whether I should be worried by how fast AI is evolving, or be happy — because my work gets so much easier. This is a screenshot of our route from my phone. Towards Light After exploring…
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Getting There Yeosu City Tour has Hyangiram Hermitage as one of its key tourist attractions. Alternatively, if you’re a solo traveller, take Bus 111 or Bus 113 across Yeosu Bus Terminal to Impo Bus Stop. If you’re driving, like we did, be sure to add the correct name of the location on your car’s GPS. Korean temples…
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How Not to Plan a Korea Travel Itinerary There’s a strong Korean Wave (Hallyu) that’s sweeping across the globe. It pulls die-hard Kpop & Kdrama fans from different parts of the world. This wave fuels the billion-dollar Korean skincare industry and Korean tourism. Discerning travellers might find it hard to wade through the tide of…
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Getting There Direct buses connect Seoul Central City Bus Terminal to Damyang Bus Terminal. From there, you have to take a taxi or another bus to get to Damyang Bamboo Forest, also known as Juknokwon. Alternatively, you can take the KTX to Gwangju and take a local bus to Juknokwon. We had spent the previous night…
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