With little need for some profound or perfectly encapsulating introductory sentence, I’ll start off by simply saying: I really love Korean food. It’s a unique and vibrant cuisine that I can always characterize by its heartiness and bold flavors. With ample use of fermentation and pickling, I’ve come to love Korean dishes for their distinct […]
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Since I was a kid, the English Countryside has held a special place in my heart and imagination. Encapsulated in films and novels such as The Secret Garden: the rolling green hills, romantic windswept landscape and picturesque cottages seemed straight out of a fairy tale. Over a decade ago, between college and grad school, my
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Mérida, Mexico is the capital of the Yucatán peninsula. It’s a beautiful, colorful city full of history. As a solo female traveler, Mérida attracted me with its reputation as one of the safest cities in Mexico. I used my freedom as a completely remote worker to live there for an extended stay. During my few
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Seoul, South Korea is such a vibrant, exciting city. You can find so much sleek, modern architecture and innovation in South Korea’s capital. Yet it has enclaves of tranquility and traditional Korean culture that give this wonderful place a unique character. If you are visiting Seoul for the first time, don’t forget to make a
South Korea is a dynamic country of contrasts where tradition and heritage mingles with modernity and innovation. The abundance of luxury delights gives many people the impression that South Korea and Seoul in particular are very expensive. I always say in response: well… Seoul can be expensive if your taste gears towards the expensive themed
Seoul, South Korea is a beautiful, exciting city where one can enjoy the intermingling of modern innovation with history and traditional culture. With ample luxury department stores and the pervasive love of beauty treatments and physical perfection; it’s easy to see how glitz, glamour and consumerism gets pushed to the forefront of South Korea’s international
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Beginning around the early 1900’s, San Francisco’s recently arrived Japanese immigrants began to concentrate in the Western Addition neighborhood. This “Japantown” or “Nihonmachi” has the distinction of being the oldest in the United States. The historic neighborhood has survived such tumult as racial discrimination during World War II to remain an emblem of Japanese culture
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For anyone visiting South Korea for the first time, you may zoom through the country’s famous Incheon airport straight to the popular epicenter of Seoul. However, many don’t know that the city of Incheon has a lot of great things to explore as well! As far as things to do in Incheon, many tourist websites
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I’m what is known as a Digital Nomad: a person who works remotely from a computer, enabling me to travel the world freely, independent of a set address. All us nomads are not the same in our approach to travel. Some like to bounce frequently between tourist hot spots, spending just a few weeks in
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I knew virtually nothing about Mérida, Mexico before arriving. A close friend had traveled here and spoke lovingly of it’s friendly people and beautiful atmosphere. Another thing that attracted me (and a lot of other solo female travelers in particular) was its reputation as one of the safest cities in Mexico. Having never visited Mexico
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