No need to rush
This will be a new type of post for me in which I review a country based on my own personal experiences and what I have heard from others, as well as giving some basic useful information. One thing to keep in mind is that I am not necessarily an expert on any of the countries, but I have actually…
As much as I enjoyed my time in Korea, I had to make it to Singapore in time to see the Grand Prix there, which was during that upcoming weekend. However, I couldn’t fly directly to Singapore but had to transit in Hong Kong. This was because my business class round trip ticket was an award ticket, and the price…
One thing that I always enjoy is seeing a mountain or a big piece of nature in the middle of a large metropolis. I was looking at Google Maps and saw that there was such a thing in Seoul, so I decided to walk in that direction. I still find it amusing that some of my friends would call me…
Now was time to visit one of the places I was most looking forward to in Korea: the DMZ. DMZ stands for Demilitarized Zone, and it is a 4-km wide area that separates North and South Korea. Although it is called demilitarized, it is actually perhaps the most militarized place in the world. Although no soldiers are allowed inside the…
When I got off the plane, one could say I was quite tired. I can barely fall asleep in my own bed, let alone on an aircraft in what my body thinks is the middle of the evening. When I landed in Seoul, it was about 5:00 PM local time, or 4:00 AM in the time zone I had just…
After dropping $68 to cure my anxiety about missing a flight, I was super pumped up for what would be my first flight in an international premium cabin. I approached the Asiana business class check-in counter at JFK and received very polite service and was handed my boarding pass. I proceeded to go through security. Unfortunately, most non-US airlines do…
Alright, time to start writing about the trip! After driving across the USA to drop off my car at my parents’ house in Washington DC and spending a bit of time with friends and family, I was finally ready to begin my trip. Before heading to Southeast Asia, I wanted to spend a few days in Korea, a country I…
Hello World and welcome to my blog! My name is Steve and I’m currently writing this first post on the middle of a bus ride in northern Thailand – I guess I waited a little while before starting to blog! Anyway my main story is that I’m traveling around Southeast Asia for a few months before heading to Taiwan to…