Only obtained my driving license back in April 2017, and since then I had negligible driving experience. November that year, we had planned an Iceland road trip. Yes – Iceland winter driving road trip! Plans to Driving in Iceland Honestly, after reading through TripAdvisor I almost freaked out about the idea of winter driving in…
Gwangju & 5.18 Democratic Uprising – 14D Korea Part 6
In the city of Gwangju, I hadn’t much sightseeing to do, but only included a visit to Songjeong market, some watching-out for architecture along the way. My main focus was actually on the 5.18 Gwangju Uprising event. Additionally, on my trip so far, I had gotten 2 similar recommendation when I spoke to travellers or…
Day trip to Damyang – 14D Korea Part 5
Heading to Gwangju next, again I was there for about 1.5 days – a really short stay. Gwangju is pretty small, but I found out more things to do after I was there so, regretted the really short stay. Part of my reason for visiting Gwangju was the day trip to Damyang, to take a…
Haeundae Beach and Jjimjilbang Experience at Spaland – Korea 14D Part 4
This is my last day of fun at Busan and I concluded it with a Haeundae Beach visit and at the gigantic mall – Shinsegae Centum City – but I am there purely for the Jjimjilbang at Spaland! Also, at the Centum City – I found my favourite delight from Daegu!
Day Trip to Jinhae – Korea 14D Part 3
Still based in Busan, I would be going on a day trip to Jinhae – famed for its abundance of cherry blossom and scenic takes – a place you surely can’t miss in the Korea’s Spring Festive. Another highlight at Jinhae would be temple visiting – I was very much excited to go for Sammilsa…
Gamcheong Cultural Village and Nampodong – Korea 14D Part 2
In this post, we continue on from our journey from Cheongdo to Busan where I would stay for about 4 nights. First day of Busan I had initially planned Gamcheong Cultural Village, Busan Racecourse Track, BIFF square, Gukje Market, Bupyeong Market. Things did not go as expected – but I had an unexpected additional visit…
Exploring Daegu – Korea 14D Part 1
Here is the first part of my 14 days solo travel to South Korea in late March to April 2018 – gonna start with exploring Daegu! Daegu is quite a very laid-back city, and you may wonder what are the things to do in Daegu? I had only a short stay of 1.5 days and…
Korea 2018 – Spring, Beginning
The idea of solo travel had been playing in my mind for that last quarter of 2017 – my 2018 goal waiting to be accomplished. The Sneaky Plan for Solo Trip After an impromptu chat with Audrey, whom had similar idea to try a solo trip, we concur – masquerade a solo trip as a trip-with-friends…
Budget Travel Data SIM card
In my recent solo trip to Korea, a 14-day itinerary, my hunt for a budget data SIM card, and optionally with voice calls, revealed pricing that way exceeded my ideal budget. For a Korean SIM card: $56 for 15-days for unlimited data and voice calls, or otherwise a $77 for a 30-day unlimited SIM card?!…