When traveling with a tour, be prepared for some very full days with very little down time. I think it's safe to say I did more on my first day in Seoul than I would do in a week's time back home: I did some jewelry shopping, went to the top of Seoul Tower, explored…
About a decade ago, a family friend recommended a Korean drama called "Winter Sonata," but she warned us that once we started watching it, we'd be hooked. She was right. Fifteen K-dramas later, I suddenly felt the urge to visit the country after seeing the beautiful landscape, bright city lights of Seoul, the unique food…
Continue reading ➞ Postcard 25.1: Incheon & Seoul, South Korea
Knowing that my European vacation was quickly coming to a close was quite depressing, I have to admit. I had spent a week in what could be summed up as quite possibly the most insightful and eye-opening experience of my life. From seeing Stonehenge in the UK to standing at the top of the Eiffel…
Our last full day in Paris started with a day trip to Versailles -- just outside of Paris -- to visit the Palace of Versailles and ended with a quiet evening wandering Montmartre. Palace of Versailles Built in the 1600s, the historic and monumental chateau was the center of royalty, starting as Louis XIII's hunting…
Continue reading ➞ Postcard 24.6: Palace of Versailles, France
The Moulin Rouge: I always knew it was a real thing, but my mind couldn't get past scenes of the handsome Ewan McGregor serenading his love interest, Nicole Kidman, with a beautiful Elton John ballad, or images of a scantily-clad Kidman twirling around a dimly lit theater singing "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" amid…
Continue reading ➞ Postcard 24.5: Moulin Rouge, Paris, France
Like many others in the early 2000s, I had jumped on the "Da Vinci Code" bandwagon. I remember plopping on my couch and spending countless hours with my nose behind that more than 450-page red book, immersed in Robert Langdon's quest to uncover the mysteries behind famous paintings within the ever-famous Louvre museum in Paris.…
Out of State • Out of Mind 