Glamping It Up in Gyeongju

Glamping It Up in Gyeongju

During the second weekend in June, my friends and I planned a much-needed night away from Daegu. We wanted to get outdoors and enjoy the weather before it got too unbearable – camping was the perfect idea. Well, not ‘camping’ per se, but ‘glamping’. Glamorous +...
Korean Art Class #2: Bookbinding!

Korean Art Class #2: Bookbinding!

Over the past year, I’ve had the distinct pleasure of joining some of the Korean Art Classes offered at the Daegu YMCA. They offer a variety of Korean Art Classes (free and paid) to help foreigners learn the Korean language and culture, including cooking, music,...

A Weekend in Samcheok: Yonghwa Railbike and Haesindang Park!

My friend Kylee and I went on an overnight trip to Samcheok, South Korea to celebrate her birthday and to tick a few things off of her Korean Bucket List: Yonghwa Ocean Railbike and (of course) Haesindang Park! We had also intended to visit a cave or two, but the...
Learning to Paint: Korean Minhwa

Learning to Paint: Korean Minhwa

I recently completed a Traditional Korean Minhwa Painting course at the Daegu YMCA and was really impressed with the class and my result! I have been wanting to try my hand at painting for some time, so I jumped at the opportunity to take a FREE (except for supplies)...
Jinju Lantern Festival and Namhae Oktoberfest

Jinju Lantern Festival and Namhae Oktoberfest

 The weekend of October 3-5, a few friends and I joined the Enjoy Korea travel group for an adventure to the Jinju Lantern Festival and Namhae Oktoberfest. We tried to book a single trip to Jinju, but as we were a little ‘late’ to the game, all the hotels...
Visiting Seoul at Chuseok

Visiting Seoul at Chuseok

My friend Kylee and I ventured to Seoul for the Chuseok Holiday weekend–5 days off work-woohoo!!  We decided on a relatively ‘open’ itinerary with a couple ‘must do’ items and a lot of free time to play things by ear–this worked out...

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