Aliens – that’s us! The Korean Immigration process
Oh, the joys of immigration… just when you thought the mountains of paperwork from applying for EPIK was fun, there’s more to come! A part of teaching in Korea is […]
Why we chose EPIK
Once we had decided we wanted to take a gap year from our day to day working lives, the next decision was how to do it. Since we had financial […]
Jeju-do long weekend- chasing waterfalls
When did we go: July 2016 How many days: 4 Where did we stay: Ramada Encore Seogwipo How did we get there: T’way air & Eastar Jet Jeju-do (Jeju island) […]
Dakgalbi in Chuncheon
Dakgalbi? Tell me more! Dakgalbi (닭갈비) is hands down our favourite Korean meal and we miss it terribly! Basically, it is spicy stir-fried chicken and veggies in a spicy sauce, […]
DMZ & JSA tours & Everything you need to know
During our year in South Korea, we lived in the far north of the country, our homes were only 15km from the North Korean border. We lived further north than […]
The places in Korea we didn’t get to
We have travelled to Korea twice, the first time for just under a week and the second time when we moved there to teach English for a year. I like […]
My best conversation in Korea in Korean
a.k.a all that shopping paid off! Firstly, the next lot of blog posts going forward are written post our Korean adventure (2016). We ended up being pretty slack finishing and […]
What to bring to Korea (Clothes edition)
Well, the last blog post just ended up being way too long so I’ve split them up. Here is the post for the non-clothes things to bring to Korea. #1 – […]
What to bring to Korea (non clothes edition)
I read so many of these lists before we made the move to Korea, so I thought I would add to the collection online. Also, this is a bit more of an […]
Hogsmeade: Harry Potter themed cafe
No trip to South Korea is complete without at least one visit to a ‘themed’ cafe. Luckily, the Korean entrepreneurial spirit, and what I can only assume is lax intellectual property laws, […]
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