Anything & Everything

A couple of weeks ago I returned from a family trip in South Korea, which is becoming an increasingly popular holiday destination. As a recently-developed country, South Korea still holds a lot of its traditional heritage, while simultaneously thriving actively towards the modern, resulting in the most incredible mix of history and cutting-edge technology. Still, regardless of how well-suited it is for its youngsters, one can't be prepared enough for how it is to be in a different country. Despite fair amounts of research and preparation, my expectation for this East Asian country to be comparable to Japan inevitably led me to experience culture shock. I advise any ideas of the two countries being similar to be removed from your head, or you may be left a little dumbfounded. So to prevent such a thing from occurring, I present a list of travel tips and things I wish I'd known before travelling to South Korea. Toilets Rubbish bins People, language, and communication Getting

Hello consistent viewers who may or may not be checking in regularly on me or just searching for information on where to shop in Japan - which, according to my statistics, is by far the most viewed post on my unfortunately dwindling blog. I know I've written something along the lines of this about a year ago but I'm disappointed in myself in that I haven't been consistent with this blog. I've convinced myself that I'm too busy to update, while simultaneously quashing the urge to write. I always have something on my mind, but the likely reason behind not posting is my own concerns that my posts are insufficient, or that I've accidentally posted false information. But this has been said before. Setting such thoughts aside, I've finally summoned the courage to discuss something that is quite close to me. Food is quite a huge passion of mine. It's one of the things I could discuss for hours, its anthropology and science, my favourites, my cravings, and my