A tale of temples, traditional living and snake charming (hurling). Due to the magic of Korea’s education system, I found myself with a day off a few weeks ago. With winter approaching fast, I made the most of those last … Continue reading
Tag Archives: Korea
Journey Update, Week 13
Another week has rushed past, and it was a very special one too as yesterday marked our quarter year anniversary of living in Korea! How mad is that?! Despite all of the travelling and all of the excitement and preparation … Continue reading
Teaching English in Korea, the realities
A good friend recently pointed out how sick he was of our blog. He said that all we do is gush about how awesome our lives are, while making him jealous with our wonderful photos. It’s true, we do gush. … Continue reading
Journey Update, Week 12
This past week can be summed up quite nicely with two F-words. Friends and food. Between finishing off the first series of Boardwalk Empire with nightly showings with two of our wonderful Uiseong chums, and heading to Yeongcheon to visit … Continue reading
Just a quick look at our day
Hello everybody – thanks for helping us reach 200 follows! Here’s a little something to say thank you! By the way, playing in the autumn leaves is the best way to kick a hangover. Much Love!
The motorcycle diaries – Trip 1, day 2/2
Welcome back to the motorcycle diaries. For those of you who have just joined us, these are a set of posts that aim to show you our view of Korea on two wheels. If you missed the first half, you … Continue reading
The Motorcycle Diaries – First trip, day 1/2
Inspired by Che we’ve decided to begin a new series of posts termed the motorcycle diaries. As Jade has told you all, I recently bought a bike, and it’s the best decision I’ve made since arriving in Korea. We want … Continue reading
Journey update, week 10
Oli and I have made the executive decision to axe Insta-challenge weekly in favour of a more general photo update of what we’ve been up to. He isn’t using his phone or Instagram as much these days as he is … Continue reading
A brief ode to journeys
It is 7am and the sun shines like the moon, low in the sky. A pale yellow disk behind thin clouds. Our bus pulls out of Uiseong and the mountains, farm lands and quiet villages roll by my steamy window. … Continue reading
Head over heels for Haeundae
Haeundae beach is in Busan, Korea’s second largest city and number one holiday destination. It’s a little French Riviera and lot of Miami all rolled into one, so whether you’re after spectacular scenery, a pristine beach front, or simply a … Continue reading