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Weekend Wandering: the Best of Geoje Island
Geoje Island is the second largest island in South Korea, Jeju Island being the biggest. It's not very populated. The island's small villages are scattered around with beautiful peaks, cliffs, green spaces and…
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Coca Tea: Be Cool Man, It’s Not Cocaine
The thought of being able to drink coca tea, the tea made from the same plant as cocaine, at any cafe, corner store or restaurant peaks my druggy interest. And it sounds like…
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Gamcheon: Mountainous Slum Turned Artist Community
Gamcheon Cultural Village is on the top of most "to do" lists for Busan, and I usually avoid those places. I didn’t know what to expect, halfway expecting a played out, commercialized, somewhat…
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Krakow Christmas Market: Some Legit Holiday Cheer
At the Krakow Christmas Market in Poland, you won’t find any Black Friday sales. No human stampedes through department store front doors. What you will find are carolers, folk dancing, hot mulled wine,…
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Lunar New Year at Hong Kong’s Wong Tai Sin Temple
The Sik Sik Yuen Wong Tai Sin Temple in Hong Kong is the place to be to make your New Year's wish. The Taoist shrine is famous for making worshiper's wishes come true.…
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Going to a Korean Jjimjilbang
Are you thinking about going to a Korean jjimjilbang but are a little intimidated by the language barrier, the unknown, and the nakedness? Don't fret, I explored Siloam Sauna in Seoul, scoped it…
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Biking around Osaka: 5 Must See Stops
Biking Osaka is the best way to see this incredible city. Osaka is a biking city; it allows you to see so much more compared to walking or riding public transportation. You can…
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Busan: the Must-See City of Korea
As the second largest city in South Korea with 3.5 million people and the 9th busiest port in the world, Busan definitely feels different than high-end Seoul. It has some grit, and I…
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Running of the Bulls in Pamplona: Sangria, Goring and a Bullfight
We’ve Arrived! Equipped with only a small backpack filled with the essentials and no plan on where we were staying, we arrived in Pamplona for the Running of the Bulls at 6am, sleepless…
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Easter in Ukraine: Church and Vodka at 3 a.m.
Easter in Ukraine Yesterday, I was dropped off with my host family in a tiny Ukrainian village for two years of service in the Peace Corps. They don’t speak English, I don’t speak…
