While Korea does not have spring break like we do in America. The month of May has many national holidays. And with that comes many long weekends. Yay! We had gone to Seoul for one, and I plan to go to Namhae for another. I got the amazing opportunity to go to Taiwan in June. … Continue reading A Rainy Weekend in Tongyeong
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Ten Things To Do in Gwangju
It’s no surprise when I say my favorite city in Korea is Gwangju. I even wrote a whole ode to it a few months ago! But I realized I have yet to talk about what specific things make Gwangju so special. Since Gwangju is not a popular tourist city, I hope this blog post will … Continue reading Ten Things To Do in Gwangju
Korean Beach Getaway
No matter if you have a child or not in Korea, everyone gets to celebrate Children’s Day as a national holiday. Which luckily for us meant a 4-day weekend! Originally my friends and I hoped to hop on a plane out of Korea but that turned out to need a lot more planning than we … Continue reading Korean Beach Getaway
Bus to Busan
If you’re like me and love a good zombie film, you might be familiar with the city of Busan because of the film Train to Busan. Or, if you’re also like me, you might know of Busan because you’ve been dying to visit the colorful coastal city with wide beaches and tall skyscrapers. With a 3-week winter … Continue reading Bus to Busan
Thanksgiving: Korea Edition
The leaves have finally changed and fallen which means we have officially entered the holiday season. Although I have never been obsessed with any particular holiday, I was wondering how I would fare being away from home for the first time during the holiday season. Christmas is pretty widely celebrated or at least acknowledged here … Continue reading Thanksgiving: Korea Edition
Two Days in Yeosu
Our luck of long weekends was finally ending and we arrived at our last long weekend for a while (she said with sadness). Our destination we decided on was Yeosu, the largest city in Jeollanamdo that sits on the very south coast of Korea. Before knowing about the possibility of being placed in Gwangju, Yeosu … Continue reading Two Days in Yeosu
Making Memories in Mokpo
In Korea, there are days called “red days”. It sounds ominous but actually, red days are great because red days are national holidays! Which also means days off. Even better, the Korean government recently passed a law stating that any red days that fall on a weekend, will carry over onto Monday. This year has … Continue reading Making Memories in Mokpo
Chuseok Adventures: A Four Day Tour of My Province
After a month of teaching and getting settled in, the first major Korean holiday rolled around. “Chuseok, the Korean equivalent of Thanksgiving, is a major harvest festival and a three-day holiday in South Korea. This year it took place on September 20-22 which was Monday through Wednesday. This also means that we all got a … Continue reading Chuseok Adventures: A Four Day Tour of My Province
Carly in Korea 