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Dosirak Cafe: Seoul’s Best Kept Secret!
Dosirak Cafe We’re at the Dosirak Cafe (sometimes spelled Doshirak) in Tongin Market this week sampling some lunchtime Korean traditional food from the Lunch Box Cafe. Welcome to week 308 (29/12/2016) of Travel Photo Thursday and our final link-up of 2016. What happened to 2016? We’re pretty easy going here at BTS, but please remember…
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A Tea Ceremony in Seoul’s Insadong
Tea Ceremony This week we’re enjoying a tea ceremony at Shin Old Tea House, a one-hundred-year-old tea house in the Seoul neighbourhood Insadong. Welcome to week 302 (11/17/2016) of Travel Photo Thursday. This was a free tour offered by the Seoul Women’s International Association (SIWA). SIWA provides a variety of tours (some free/some paid). If…
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Seoul: Take a Stroll Through Historic Bukchon Hanok Village
Bukchon Hanok Village This week we’re taking a stroll through Seoul’s historical Bukchon Hanok Village. Welcome to week 301 (11/10/2016) of Travel Photo Thursday. Sandwiched between two of Seoul’s historic royal palaces, Gyeongbokgung and Changdeokgung, Bukchon, a village of Korean traditional houses known as hanok, dates back close to 600 years to the Joesan Dynasty. The village was…
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A Peek of North Korea from Ganghwa Island
Ganghwa Island This past weekend I headed out to Ganghwa Island to be fascinated by a bit of history, and a peek at North Korea from the Ganghwa Peace Observation Deck. Welcome to week 300 (11/3/2016) of Travel Photo Thursday. Yes, we’ve reached another milestone. Hard to believe that this link-up has been around since…