Hopping Back and Forth in Time in Ho Chi Mihn City
We arrived in Ho Chi Mihn City, late in the evening, after an extremely long delay in Seoul. The rain poured down in torrents as our taxi made its way […]
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The Survival Guide to Life in Korea
A year back, roughly around this time, I was a bundle of jittery nerves and two jelly feet. As July approached, so did my anxiety of having to relocate to […]
The Best Walks in South Korea
There are many things we take for granted. Walking — on two feet — probably tops that list. Strangely, we still haven’t been able to find the answer to: why […]
Not all who wander are lost
“This wasn’t a strange place; it was a new one.” ― Paolo Coehlo Why do you travel? Is it to get lost or to find yourself? Is it to find […]
The Route from Bibimbap to Coffee
It’s almost July and the seasons are set to turn. This year, the rains (in June) have been a no-show and it felt like summer a month too early. Local […]
A Bird’s-eye View of Suncheon City
On the third and final day of our Suncheon trip, we had half a morning to spare before we head back to Seoul. The first two days had been chaotic […]
The Perception of Truth
“Truth is universal. Perception of truth is not.” — Anonymous “All things are subject to interpretation. Whichever interpretation prevails at a given time is a function of power and not […]
A Race against the Sun at Suncheonman Bay Wetland Reserve
After our half day excursion around Boseong’s green tea fields; we had to wait for half an hour, at Boseong Intercity Bus Terminal, to get to Suncheon. It was nearing 3 […]
Around Suncheonman Bay National Garden
The first week of May coincides with Labour Day, Children’s Day, Buddha’s Birth, and this year — the elections. In Korea, it’s rare to get these many public holidays (the […]
Explore Jeju with GPSmyCity
What do you do, when your travel partner/spouse wants to take the offbeat path or doesn’t believe in taking the same route twice? If you’re like him or her; it […]
