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Korea: Unexpected Travel Inspiration in Daejeon
A new city (Seoul), and a new job are on the horizon (eek!). My travel this summer seems to be apartment hunting trips back and forth to Seoul, and that’s about it. That doesn’t mean I’m not looking for travel inspiration, and this morning I found just that on the river. This is what I…
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Korea: A Coffee Quote To Make You Giggle
Welcome to week 234 (06/25/2105) of Travel Photo Thursday. It’s been a busy end of semester week (all finished…yay), and Indy is sick (poor girl). Her hair is falling out badly (she has no hair left on her hind legs, and there is a big bald patch on her right leg), so I took her…
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Korea: To Satisfy Your Sweet Tooth Visit Tartine in Seoul’s Itaewon
Welcome to week 233 (06/18/2015) of Travel Photo Thursday. This week we are enjoying over-the-top delicious pies from Seoul’s Tartine Bakery & Pie. Before I share the luscious photos, let me tell you a little story. Be sure to leave your link and a comment below! Arriving in Korea in early 2001, I quickly realized that…
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Korea and MERS: What Travelers Need to Know
Barqash Camel Market, Egypt 2004… Fast forward to today, and I am sitting at my computer in Korea Googling “camel urine” + mers. I hold my breath, and am gobsmacked when I see 87,500 hits, and the top hit is from WHO (World Health Organization). It seems I am onto the reason why the Korean…