How many times have you said you’re living vicariously through another’s words, pictures or stories? When are you going to stop living through someone else’s travels and start some of your own? Are you concerned you don’t have the money? Or the time off work? Or are you just dragging your feet waiting to win the Powerball so you’ll have an unlimited supply of both?
Month: January 2016
CULINARY TRAVEL
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Where to Get Your Western Comfort Food in Busan
Busan has great food. Every now and then I crave something that’s really savory like a thick and juicy hamburger that is not smothered in a sweet sauce. I want something I didn’t cook myself, have to guess what it is, comes on a stick or was alive two minutes ago. There are restaurants that serve French, Italian, Japanese, Mexican, Spanish Tapas and of course Korean BBQ– a little something from every corner of the globe.
LIFESTYLE
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Korea’s Retail Giant: Inside Hyundai Department Store
Even though shopping is terrible on-post, shopping in Daegu is pretty good. There are tons of local malls, underground shops, and traditional markets. Donga and Hyundai Department Store in Daegu are located downtown. Although I love the mall, the real value in Hyundai lies in its food stalls and restaurants….
LIFESTYLE
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Do You Sing? Let’s Nolaebang in South Korea?
You’re having a great time already and a few of your friends ask you to go to Nolaebang with them. Sure, let’s go. Nolaebang is the Korean karaoke bar and they are just as common as the coffee shops and make-up stores found all over South Korea.
PLACES
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Shinsegae Department Store- the World’s Largest Department Store
This weekend I took my husband to the last place any self-respecting husband ever wants to go with his wife–the mall. But not just any mall. We went to the biggest mall in the whole world. Shinsegae Centumcity is located in downtown Busan Korea, a port city and the second largest city of Korea. It has been in the Guinness Book of World Records as the largest retail space since its construction in 2009.
PLACES
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25 Reasons to Visit Thailand During Any Season
Why I Fell in Love with Phuket, Bangkok, and Chiang Mai Thailand has captured my heart, and I am eagerly counting down the days until my return. I had a feeling I would love it, but I never anticipated just how deeply it would resonate with me. Despite all the…
LIFESTYLE
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The Making of an American K-Pop Star
She dimmed the lights and the room took on the appearance of a night club. It was 9am and the neon lights flooded down from the ceiling in geometric shapes that danced on the wooden floor. Meghan Trainor’s All About That Bass filtered down from the speakers on the forever cemented that song as the first song I danced to in a “Korean nightclub”.
PLACES
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Hotel B in Gwangju: Cherry Blossom Festival in South Korea
We stayed at the Hotel B in Gwangju when we traveled south the Boseong Tea Plantations and Light Festival just prior to Christmas. Each room includes a flat-screen TV with cable, a kettle, slippers & robes and free toiletries. You gotta have slippers, right?