The Colosseum It's a strange and almost incomprehensible feeling when you see something up close and personal that you've only seen on TV or read about in your textbooks. I've experienced it a few times in my life: Once in Paris, when I saw the Eiffel Tower, and once in Beijing, when I stood on…
Continue reading ➞ Postcard 26.3: The Colosseum & Trevi Fountain
If someone were to tell me I'd be able to see most of the major attractions of Rome -- Vatican City, the Colosseum and the Trevi Fountain, just to name a few -- in 12 hours, I would've told them they were crazy -- that it's totally not possible. Well, I'd like to retract that…
I probably refer to my bucket list far too often in this blog, but I'm not exaggerating when I say visiting Italy probably took the top spot on the list. In fact, it was so prominent on the list that I had to divide it into several bullet points: make a wish at the Trevi…
Day 1, Part 2 National Museum of Korean Contemporary History The nice part about visiting the Blue House and Gyeongbokgung Palace is that you're in close proximity to many other tourist attractions, including the National Palace Museum of Korea, which displays thousands of royal relics from the Joseon Dynasty. Another fantastic museum that we got…
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
Out of State • Out of Mind 