Wondering Walhalla
I am a big proponent of exploring 'my own backyard' (which I consider to be anywhere within Victoria) but don't do it as often as I...
Last Day of our Foodie "Staycation"
We decided to keep it simple today as we needed to check out and head back to our real lives in suburbia. We wanted to take full...
The Arty, Food Tour of Melbourne
Another great day in Melbourne today, Linda and I tried to venture away from our usual haunts (which is the area around Elizabeth St) and...
Melbourne "Staycation"
The joys of working in the school system means I get holidays when the students do which means two weeks of chilling, catching up with...
My 7 Wonders of South Korea (2019 Version)
Okay, time for my 7 wonders of South Korea, remembering that this is just MY opinion of my trip to South Korea and will not be applicable...
Nearly Got Through the "To Eat List"
We nearly got through our to-eat list (but not quite) and these were the last delicious treats that we ate while in South Korea. Pork...
Suwon and N Seoul Tower
Suwon on a subway map is a suburb of Seoul but a city in it's own right and that was our destination for the day. We did debate if all of...
Shivering in Seoul
We had a great day in freezing Seoul, the top temperature for the day was -1 but when we left the hotel this morning it was -11, which...
Regional Refreshments
While out of Seoul we tried to find foods that were local to that area and here are just some of them or just regional versions of them....
Gyeongju; Museum Without Walls
Today we ventured out of Busan to the ancient Silla capital of Gyeongju which is known as the 'museum without walls' and I am a little...
Busing Busan
Busan is huge and we don't have a lot of time here so we decided to do the hop on hop off today so we could cover a lot of ground and see...
Train To Busan
We had a lazy beach day today...yes a beach day in the middle of a Korean winter but it felt almost tropical in Busan where it is +8...
A Junket Around Jeonju
Seeing a different part of South Korea was on the agenda for today, and the first use of our Korail Pass (which we decided on a four day...
Hanboks, Hanoks and Hunger Tamers
We had another exhausting day in Seoul today, even though we had planned for it to be a fairly chill one, but somehow while walking...
Seoul Soul Food
I am in food heaven and when I say it touches my 'Seoul' it really does. It started well with that quintessential meal in a street tent...
