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Weekly Photo Challenge: The Road Taken
This week, “show us something that surprised or delighted you on ‘the road taken’.” I thought about this interesting and cute discovery that I saw when walking around Gyeongpo Beach in South Korea last September. This is sewer cover that had … Continue reading
Hotel Review: Loisir Hotel Seoul Myeongdong (South Korea)
On our fourth and fifth day in South Korea in 2016, we stayed at Loisir Hotel in Myeongdong, Seoul. Loisir Hotel is located in the heart of Myeongdong which made it extremely convenient and easy to travel around this popular shopping … Continue reading
Hotel Review: Soo Hotel (Goodstay Soo Motel)
For our third night staying in Gangneung, South Korea, we resided at Soo Hotel (which appears as Goodstay Soo Motel when searching it online). We stayed here for one night on September 16, 2016. Soo Hotel is situated really close … Continue reading
South Korea 2016 Day 3: Jumunjin Dried Fish Market, Gyeongpo Beach
Day 3 Korea. Sept 16, 2016 Woke up early at 6:20 a.m. to get ready with ample time to spare. Packed our stuff since we were going to be checking out of this hanok and headed to the breakfast hall … Continue reading
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Tagged #stenoodietravels, beach, Chuseok, Dried hammerhead sharks, Fresh fish soup, Gangneung, Gangneung Unification Park, Giant Windwill, Goodstay Soo Motel, Gyeongpo Beach, Haslla Art World, Jumunjin Dried Fish Market, Korean seafood feasts, Korean seafood restaurants along Gyeongpo Beach, Korean Thanksgiving holiday, night sky, Olive flounder sashimi, Seongyojang, Seongyojang hanok stay breakfast, setting off sky lanterns, sky lanterns, South Korea, Time Machine train, Traditional Food Experience Hall, Traditional Korean breakfast
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South Korea 2016 Day 1: Arrival in Gangneung
Wed. Sept. 14 2016. Day 1 in Korea. Last night, we took a red eye flight (getting to the airport at 10 p.m.) departing at 12:40 a.m. to go to Incheon International Airport for 6 days of self-guided travel in … Continue reading
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Tagged 63 Unjeong-gil Gangneung-si, Chosang tofu soft ice cream, 강원도 강릉시 운정길 63 (운정동), Gangneung Express Bus Terminal, Gangneung Seongyojang, Gangwon-do, Hanok Stay, Hanokstay in Gangneung, Hanokstay program, Jungsarung, soft tofu ice cream in Gangneung, soft tofu restaurant in Gangneung, South Korea, tofu ice cream, Triple Berry tofu soft ice cream, views of downtown Gangneung, Visiting Gangneung, Yehyang restaurant in Gangneung
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Morning
A memorable morning. In November 2014, I went to Jeju Island in South Korea for vacation with my family. When I woke up in the hotel resort, I looked across the balcony and saw cows on the hills in the … Continue reading
Weekly Photo Challenge: Beneath Your Feet
This picture was taken when we were walking on the Oryukdo Skywalk in Busan, South Korea last autumn in 2014. I actually have a lot of these pictures when I’m walking on top of some glass walkway or platform and … Continue reading
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Tagged beneath your feet, Busan, observation deck, Oryukdo Skywalk, postaday, South Korea, towers, weekly photo challenge
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Ephemeral
Ephemeral is defined as something that lasts a very short time. A good example of that to me is the peak of the beautiful autumn leaves on deciduous trees that change colour from lush green to shades of orange, red, … Continue reading
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Tagged Busan, Busan National Geopark of Korea, change, colours, deciduous, ephemeral, fall, fleeting, park, postaday, seasons, South Korea, weekly photo challenge
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