Seoul

BRIGHT LIGHTS BIG SEOUL

In Seoul, everything happens at night. The food stalls set up, the markets stay open and all the kids come out to drink and dance.

SEOUL JUXTAPOSITION

Seoul, as we found out, is a world class city. A little bit New York a little bit Paris. Sometimes, you visit a capital and it doesn’t represent the country. But everything we read and everyone we talked to wanted us to realize Seoul was the place to be. It’s huge and grey. But also […]Read Post ›

COUPLE DRESSING IN SEOUL

Couple dressing is a “thing” in Seoul, as well as lots of boyfriends carrying lots of their lad handbags. Even the tiniest handbag. No seriously TINY bags. The couples pictured aren’t even close to the best ones we saw, but I wasn’t quick enough to catch them. A friend who used to live in Seoul […]Read Post ›

MORE SEOUL

We had only spent about 8 hours in Korea before deciding to spend a month there. We had a long layover on our way home from South East Asia nine years ago. I have a special connection because I was adopted from Korea thirty one years ago. I could feel myself getting anxious just thinking […]Read Post ›

Our first international stop on our world tour was Seoul, South Korea. Koko and I pride ourselves on being pretty seasoned travelers. But my goal on this particular trip was to completely immerse myself. Throw myself in so willingly and come out a champion, top-notch, A+++, All Star traveler. This includes looking stupid and silly […]Read Post ›