Hiking the Seongpanak Trail to Hallasan
Seven of us hiked the Seongpanak trail up Mt Hallasan in October. It was a tough 21.2 km trek that took 11 energy sapping hours and a huge toll on our knees…
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Seven of us hiked the Seongpanak trail up Mt Hallasan in October. It was a tough 21.2 km trek that took 11 energy sapping hours and a huge toll on our knees…
View MoreTen of us toured Jeju for 9 days on a self guided trip to explore Jeju’s places of interest including a climb up Hallasan and a day on Udo Island.
View MoreThis post is part of a series called 8-Day Fly/Drive Trip to Busan “₩40,000 per kilo. Every restaurant same price…” is the common refrain of staff outside their restaurants as we were walking along the crammed streets of Gijang Market. Big signboards with crab motifs and tanks of live crabs makes it abundantly clear what’s you’re…
View MoreThis post is part of a series called 8-Day Fly/Drive Trip to Busan Most temples in Korea are built near mountains. Haedong Yonggungsa Temple is unique in that it is situated near the sea. The colorful temple sits on rocky outcrops facing the East Sea amidst crashing waves making it postcard perfect for photography. A…
View MoreThis post is part of a series called 8-Day Fly/Drive Trip to Busan Busan is a coastal city in the southern part of the Korean peninsula. Having visited Busan for 3 days last year on a stopover to Jeju which was hardly enough to have a taste of this sprawling city, I decided to cover…
View MoreWe all know Korean food is yum! And when you find yourself in Seoul, the capital of South Korea, you really shouldn’t miss out on some of these!
View MoreI’m planning a trip to Busan in Oct 2017 with a side trip to Geoje and Tongyeong. Geoje is a small island Southwest of Busan and Tongyeong is a coastal town further west. They are a linked by highways and bridges to Busan. I intend to do a 3-day driving trip there and back to Busan….
View MoreOur journey along the Silk Route took us from Xi’an through Hemu grassland to Kashgar. Join me on this 18-day adventure covering over 6000km…
View MoreTook the Aeroline bus from Singapore to KL and back for a short trip to Kuala Lumpur.
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