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Things to Do on a Fall Trip to Korea: COEX, Sinsadong, Dongdaemun Design Plaza and Market

November 18, 2015 - By Jay E. Tria

Day 2 had us crossing the river (via the train system of course) and heading to the Gangnam side of things before heading back for some alien-level architecture and Divisoria-level haggling. COEX, Hyundai Department Store, SMTOWN Artium. COEX mall had been under construction for the longest time and Tin was hell bent on seeing it, so we went there to literally window shop. The travel budget didn’t really cover too many LVs, see? Hehe. The in-house Hyundai Department Store had a few events (sales) though, and after a few minutes of looking at stuff we headed to the adjacent SMTOWN Artium. Essentially it’s…

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Things to Do on a Fall Trip to Korea: Insadong, Bukchon Hanok Village

November 18, 2015 - By Jay E. Tria

Yes, we were there just last year. But also, yes, it is quite impossible to see everything you want in an awesome country in only a few days. So we came back! We still booked our flights with AirAsia (the same airline we used last year) on almost the same time of year: end of fall, nearly winter, which is perfect walking around weather so long as you’re padded and layered properly. We booked the same accommodations, because we just LOVE Ji and the awesome folks at B My Guesthouse. And we revisited some of the places we weren’t able…

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Music Dance and Lyrics - Tourism

Things to Do on Your First Music Festival: Summer Sonic 2015

August 21, 2015 - By Jay E. Tria

It all started with a conversation about missed Saturdates, bucket lists, and the year we are turning 30. Then my friend Hazel and I realized we both had a dormant dream – to dance and jump around with our shirts sticking to our skin in a music festival. And boy did it happen.

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Food Review - Tourism

Things to Do on a Two-Day trip to Cebu City

March 23, 2015 - By Jay E. Tria

This was (for shame) my very first trip to Cebu, and I really wish I’ve come sooner. The Queen City of the South is the budget traveler’s paradise – sun, sand (for beach-people unlike me), cheap, really delicious food, heritage, and history. Did I mention the cheap, wonderful food? Okay.

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Things to Do on a Fall-Winter Trip to Korea: Myeongdong Cathedral, N Seoul Tower, Myeongdong Street, Cosme Road

January 10, 2015 - By Jay E. Tria

Day 5 was our last full day in Korea, the day when the building excitement quickly descended to panicky depression with the very sharp knowledge that this happy trip is ending. It is the perfect day, therefore, for a full day exploring Myeongdong.

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Things to Do on a Fall-Winter Trip to Korea: Gwanghwamun Square, Gyeongbokgung, Bukchon Hanok Village, Hongdae

January 7, 2015 - By Jay E. Tria

Day 4 in our winter-fall Seoul escapade was easily my favorite day. Dampened a bit by some morning drizzle that did nothing to tame the cold (rather exacerbating it to a very unique chill), the skies cleared soon enough in time for an umbrella-free afternoon. This day sort of turned into our hippie arts and culture day, starting with a stroll along Gwanghwamun to say hi to King Sejong, then a fascinating tour of Gyeongbok Palace, ending with an afternoon split between Bukchon Hanok Village and trendy, energetic Hongdae.

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