Haeundae beach

DAY 9 (Reading time: 4 minutes) Koreans claim that Haedong Yonggungsa Temple is: So we went to check it out to verify such bold claims. With all due respect, it

Eating in the rain

DAY 10 (Reading time: 4 minutes) South Korea was threatened from below by Typhoon Mitag. It hit Taiwan the hardest, but we also felt its force. Metro stations were closed

With your own eyes

DAY 11 (Reading time: 2 minutes) Although we managed to escape the biggest typhoon by moving from Busan to Seoul, it was still pouring heavily. On such days, you think

Siloam sauna chill

DAY 12 (Reading time: 5 minutes) The typhoon was slowly dissipating, its intensity decreased, but the rain persisted. Nothing we didn’t already know from yesterday’s weather forecast. So, we had

North Korea “up close”

DAY 13 (Reading time: 9 minutes) Finally! It worked out! After all the difficulties, postponing, emailing, and one personal visit, everything indicates that we will go to the demilitarized zone

Epilogue

(Reading time: 3 minutes) Samsung, LG, Hyundai, Kia, K-pop, Korean movies and series… For a country of approximately 50 million inhabitants, which started from the back seats some 70 years

Prologue

(Reading time: 3 minutes) The Land of the Rising Sun is not just a beautiful metaphor for a land far to the east, where the sun rises, but the literal

CoCo Curry as a last resort

DAY 1 (Reading time: 6 minutes) Japan was our first trip to Asia as a couple. The Land of the Rising Sun, who wouldn’t want to explore it? Strolling through

Cooky returns

DAY 2 (Reading time: 8 minutes) Good morning, Ikebukuro! It’s time to get up early, have a quick breakfast and head out at lightning speed because there’s a ton of

The guardians of children

DAY 3 (Reading time: 7 minutes) When it comes to Japan, many people immediately think of “shinkansen” – high-speed trains. Japan was the first country in the world to build