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Budgeting in Korea: The Lifestyle

May 25, 2014

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Since returning to the US just over a year ago, a lot of people have shown some interest in the life we led while working in South Korea. We were able to do work that we loved, live well in our adopted home, travel often, and save enough money to pursue a teaching certification after we came back […]

The Puerto Princesa Underground River

August 3, 2013

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A few months ago, we hit a major birthday milestone. We decided that before leaving Asia, we had to have a major blowout. Being the travel nerds that we are, we immediately decided on a trip to the Philippines. And a trip to the Philippines, must…MUST include a visit to the famous Puerto Princesa Subterranean […]

Asian Tourist Visas for US Travelers

May 23, 2013

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After moving to Korea, we had a number of opportunities to travel throughout Asia. It was  an amazing, but sometimes complicated ride. For anyone planning on traveling while living/working in Korea, we’ve put together a quick rundown of the visas we were required to have and how we went about getting them. Alphabetical order. Keep […]

Taiwan Travels

September 30, 2012

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We arrived in Taipei yesterday afternoon after a very brief flight with Asiana.  We booked through Eva Air, but it was a code share with Asiana.  They were excellent as usual.  Anyway, once we arrived we took a bus from the airport to our hotel (both of which we’ll talk about in a later post) […]

Chuseok 추석

September 28, 2012

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This upcoming Monday marks the traditional Korean thanksgiving holiday, Chuseok.  Chuseok is a big deal in Korea as most autumnal festivals are throughout Asia.  It’s a time to honor Korean ancestors and most families go to their parent’s (usually the father or head of the household) hometowns.  There they eat traditional Korean rice cakes called […]

Sandcastles and Sea, Oh My!

June 4, 2012

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Yesterday, we went to the sand castle festival in Busan.  We took the KTX down to Gupo station, and from there, we took the subway to Haeundae Beach.  Haeundae is definitely Koreas most popular/famous beach.  So that coupled with the festivities made the beach particularly crowded, but it was still a great opportunity to get […]

We Eat: Sydney Food Pron

February 28, 2012

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With Aneeta at the Brewery The food in Sydney is phenomenal.  There’s really few other ways to describe it.  There are people from all over the world that live there, and the quality and diversity of food in that city is truly amazing.  We ate just as much home cooking as we did restaurant fare.  […]

Sun & Surf

February 20, 2012

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Yes, another beach post.  Woot!  We went with Catherine and Sanja today to Manly beach.  It’s about 45 minutes to an hour away from Parramatta, so Sanja drove.  It was a BEAUTIFUL day, so a lot of people were out on the beach.  The water was pleasantly warm, but there were HUGE white waves.  So […]

Beach Baby

February 16, 2012

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Can you believe?  Just days ago we were wearing coats! This was actually our second time at the beach.  We went the second day we got here, but we didn’t go into the water.  Catherine’s friend Vicki was having a party at her place, and she lives really close to the beach (Stanwell Park), so […]

Trip Down Under

February 12, 2012

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On our way! We started our trip to Australia directly after school on Thursday.  We had booked a night at a hostel in Seoul called the Big Tree Guesthouse, so we headed out of Daegu at around 5p.m.  We took the Mugungwha train, which is much slower than the KTX high speed train, but still […]