Musings

The missus did quite a bit of research to find tide timings at Tando Port, just so that we would be able to walk the paved surface that cuts across the mudflats to see the wind turbines up close, and

We left the Irwol Botanical Garden at 11 AM, and drove for 45 minutes to reach the Tando Port Area. The Klook itinerary was for us to find lunch in the area first, but it seemed that our driver misunderstood

We had a relative long stretch of time to spend in Seoul during this trip. And as this was our second time to South Korea, we were deliberately trying to avoid doing similar things, even though the previous trip was

It was 3PM by the time we got back to Seoul city from our day trip of the DMZ. Too early for dinner, so we opted to be dropped off at Hongdae Station to explore the area a little bit

After the very  informative but also sobering visit to the DMZ, our visit to the Gamaksan Suspension Bridge felt like filler! The bridge is about 30 minutes outside the DMZ, and was opened in 2018. The bridge is 220 meters

No visit to South Korea is complete without a visit to the DMZ, and I really looked forward to this day trip. However, since summer 2023, the Joint Security Area section of the DMZ has been closed to tourists. That

Our initial plan in the itinerary was to explore Gwanghwamun Square and Cheonggyecheon Stream, then finish the day at Dongdaemun. We were fairly tired though at this point, with each of us already having clocked around 18,000 steps. We also

Insadong was an easy 20 minute walk from the Bukchon Hanok Village. The area is actually famous for its pedestrianized main street, and both sides of the street are filled with cafes, teahouses, restaurants, and shops. What particularly fascinated us

Pictures of the sloped alleys and streets at the Bukchon Hanok Village is perhaps some of the most iconic pictures of Seoul. The village is where you’d find hundreds of Hanok – i.e. traditional houses – that date back to

We had another full day of exploration of Seoul on our own on Day 11: and this time, we headed to the general vicinity of Insadong to take a look at the several attractions there. We’d initially intended to visit

Our last stop for the day trip was the Garden of Morning Calm, a park that has a number of thematic gardens. From the park notes, the garden is home to a collection of more than 5,000 plant speciies, including

We visited Nami Island in 2006 during our honeymoon. As we were not consumers of K-dramas at all then, we couldn’t quite appreciate the significance of the island, particularly that it was the filming location of the hugely popular Korean