Guys, remember that time I went to the states on a one-way ticket? We landed in Iowa to heaps of snow and freezing cold wind. Of which none of us were terribly amused by... But the air was fresh and clean and we were surrounded by grandmas and grandpas so no one really complained. Truth be told, the trip to the states was more for me than anyone. I realize how selfish that sounds but I needed a break from Korea. It's not that it's a bad place, but I had cabin fever something fierce and I was ... View the Post
A South Korean getaway
Back in November, Alex had some time off and we took a trip to Sokcho on the east coast of South Korea. It is an area that is north of the 38th parallel and was once part of the north which made it an interesting place to visit. There were lots of sections of the beach lined with big barbed wire fences and dead end roads. But it was nice to be on a beach in the polluted "sunshine" even if it was a little dirty, man-made, and cold. I mean, it's still South Korea. Koreans love their ... View the Post
Seoul-cation, part II
In usual fashion, Owen was up before the sun the next morning and since he was sleeping right next to his sister (they had their own room in the hotel), she was awake too. And since they're our kids, we were awake too. Most of the time we do a pretty good job of getting ready and making the most of our day with such an early start. After having donuts for breakfast, we hopped on the subway to the Changgyeonggung Palace. Seriously, though. that's what it's called. Located in the heart of the ... View the Post
Seoul-cation, part I
I told Alex I was thinking about skipping going back to blog about the last few months and just start fresh. He was like, "What?! No! We've done a lot of interesting things!" But he never offered to edit the photos and write the post. I have to do all the work around here these days. 😉 I'm kidding. Kind of. Alex had two weeks of leave so in addition to getting a ton of stuff done around the house, we decided to get away for a few nights. Seoul is not far from where we live, but the city is ... View the Post
Back from an unintentional blog break.
I didn't mean to do it, I swear. If you (still) read this blog, thank you! I hope you will be happy to know that my hiatus is over. I dusted off the cobwebs and had to reset my password, but we're up and rolling now. We're good now, right? The break was unintentional. I recently started a photography business and promised I wouldn't let myself get overwhelmed. Well, long story short, it happened. I got buried alive with things that were priority over blogging. So I'll just add this to my 2017 ... View the Post
Welcome to Chuncheon
Hiiii! I'm back to tell you about the rest of our trip in the Chuncheon area. Cleaning the apartment is higher on my to-do list than writing this post so I just went ahead and hired a cleaning lady to come tomorrow...so here I am. :) On our way to and from the villa we stayed at, we passed a little train station just up the road. It wasn't your typical train station however so the next morning we decided to stop and check it out. Owen was so excited about this train ... View the Post