Tag: South Korea Japan 2016
I visited Jinju, South Korea for the Jinju Lantern Festival. The annual event is the highlight of Jinju‘s calendar, and the primary time that the city gets visitors each …
One doesn’t usually associate massive cities with hiking, but thanks to a ring of mountains surrounding the center of the city, Seoul, South Korea is one of the world’s …
One doesn’t usually associate massive cities with hiking, but thanks to a ring of mountains surrounding the center of the city, Seoul, South Korea is one of the world’s …
There are several lantern festivals in South Korea each year, but perhaps the most famous is the Jinju Lantern Festival (full name Jinju Namgang Yudeung (Lantern) Festival. Each October, hundreds …
One doesn’t usually associate massive cities with hiking, but thanks to a ring of mountains surrounding the center of the city, Seoul, South Korea is one of the world’s …
While Jongmyo Shrine is not one of the Five Grand Palaces of Seoul, it was still a very important site of the Joseon Dynasty. It serves as a shrine for …
Central Seoul is filled with historic buildings and monuments, among them the Five Grand Palaces of Seoul. These royal palaces date back hundreds of years to the Joseon Dynasty, …
While visiting trendy, technologically-advanced Seoul, it’s easy to forget that just an hour away lies an entirely different world across one of the most heavily fortified borders in the …
Ramen is one of Japan‘s most famous dishes. Each region of the country has their own popular style. Fukuoka is famous for being the home of tonkotsu ramen. Tonkotsu …
Although Japan‘s craft beer scene is growing, I went to Fukuoka with fairly low expectations. While it is one of the bigger cities in Japan, there are fewer expats …
I love baseball. I’d always wanted to attend a Japanese baseball game, as I’d heard that the unique experience is nothing like watching a game in the United States. …
On my second full day in Fukuoka, I decided to take a day trip to Dazaifu, since I’d heard that it was pretty & had some nice shrines & …
I arrived in Fukuoka, Japan the same day that powerful Typhoon Malakas was hitting the area. Luckily, the bulk of the storm made landfall to the south and the rain …
Japan Airlines is based in Tokyo Haneda’s Terminal One. There are a couple of lounges available in the terminal, one north and one south. At each one, there are …
My flight from San Francisco to Tokyo Haneda landed around 5:30am. Given the early arrival time, there wasn’t any point in trying to leave the airport grounds for my …
My trip to South Korea & Japan kicked off with a flight from San Francisco to Tokyo Haneda on Japan Airlines in first class on a Boeing 777-300ER. I …
With my late night departure from San Francisco still almost 2 hours away after the SFO Cathay Pacific lounge began to shut down, I made my way down the …
I began my trip to Japan & South Korea in San Francisco, flying to Tokyo Haneda on Japan Airlines in first class on an award ticket. Due to the late …
