Back in the day, when it was acceptable to build walls, many eastern cultures went all the way in protecting their kingdoms. The most noteworthy of them all, without a doubt, would have to be the Great Wall of China. However, still unknown to many travellers; Korea has its fair share of city walls.…
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“You cannot look up at the night sky on the Planet Earth and not wonder what it’s like to be up there amongst the stars. And I always look up at the moon and see it as the single most romantic place within the cosmos.” Tom Hanks My earliest memory of the sky, was of…
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Incheon’s Chinatown has a strange mix of everything. Love stories painted on elaborate wall murals, grim memorials of war — cementing a 100 year political alliance, copious fields of wild flowers, and thankfully, a lot of room for escapism, in its ‘Fairy Tale Village‘. Although, this mural village exclusively targets kids, and is a treat…
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The ‘Third Eye’ is a good gift to have. Here’s what Wikipedia has to say about it, “The third eye (also known as the inner eye) is a mystical and esoteric concept referring to a speculative invisible eye which provides perception beyond ordinary sight.” For most photographers, their camera, transforms into a third eye. When given a lens, they look…
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Chinatown is Incheon‘s top tourist draw. But, there’s a lot more interesting history, tucked away, from the main tourist street. Surrounded by dense vegetation or the sea (depending on which section of town you choose to explore); these sights are perfect to escape the sharp rays of the afternoon sun or loud tourist banter. By the time,…
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With National Liberation Day (15th August) coinciding with a weekend, planning a trip, anywhere in Korea or Seoul, wouldn’t have been a wise idea. So, we split each one of the three days, into an individual day of exploration. Incheon (portside) is easily accessible from Seoul (the last stop on Line Number 1) and perfect…
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Do perfect trips exist in the real world? As a seasoned traveller, I’d have to say, there is no such thing as a perfect trip. Things are meant to go wrong. On the eve of your departure: you will forget your debit card at the ATM, a thunderstorm will ominously circle over clear blue skies,…
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Seoul doesn’t feature on many travellers’ bucket-list. Honestly, it didn’t feature on mine either. It doesn’t have the glitz of Shanghai or Tokyo’s breakneck pace. The city is austere; a lot of its cultural/heritage sites were destroyed or damaged during colonial rule. And the effect of its bitter past is hard to shake off. A…
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Meeting new people is an integral part of relocating to a new city. It’s also one of the biggest challenges that I face, possibly because, I’m not always good with small talk or meeting new people. I’ve probably mentioned it before, it’s pretty amazing that many of my friends or family, have had a Korean friend.…
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Continuing from where I left off in my previous post… After hiking to the ridge of Mt. Achasan and turning away from the Seoul Trail leading to Mt. Yongmasan, we walked down a long trail of steps to Achasan Mountain Ecological Park. By 1 p.m., families and groups of hikers started showing up in the…
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