Tag: Korea

Looking back at Travelling Minion’s 2018

ByTravelling Minion December 31, 2018 1 Comment
It feels like 2018 has flown by! While I didn't go on as many trips this year, they were still pretty memorable and special ones! As the year draws to a close, I thought it'd be great to look back at some of the awesome adventures I was able to have this year! Korea and the Olympics I took my first trip of 2018 in February to South Korea. My main reason for the trip, was to visit the 2018 Winter...

Wrapping Up Korea

ByMinion-Chris April 26, 2018 0 Comments
This will be the last time I write about Korea (for now). Thanks for coming along to this unique part of the world! If you want to read up on the whole trip you can do so here.  Here are some highlights and thoughts now that I've finished blogging about it. My top 3 highlights: Highlight #1: Watching Canada Win Gold in the team figure skating event Attending the 2018 Winter Olympics was at the...

Falling Ill on the Last Few Days

ByMinion-Chris April 19, 2018 0 Comments
We had a pretty chill day planned. Physio had a dental appointment in the morning so he left early. Suzy and I were going to grab lunch then meet up and do some shopping. Unfortunately, I woke up feeling a little under the weather, but not enough to pass on the days activities so we headed out! Laundry Pizza Suzy wanted to visit a pizza shop that was frequented by some Korean pop stars. We made...

DMZ

ByMinion-Chris April 12, 2018 0 Comments
One of the things I had on my list of "musts" in Korea was to visit the DMZ. Well today we had a DMZ tour booked so both Suzy and I were super excited for it. Panmunjom JSA tour inside the DMZ Prior to our trip to Korea, we had to submit our passport and nationality information to the tour company so they could register it with the military. Given that it's still a dangerous area, it's...

War Memorial, Itaewon, Namsang Tower

ByMinion-Chris April 8, 2018 0 Comments
Our plan today was to visit the War Memorial of Korea and then meet up with one of Suzy's friends in Itaewon. The War Memorial of Korea We made our way to The War Memorial of Korea. Once we arrived, we took some time to explore the outside of the building before making our way in. Near the front of the memorial are a few large monuments which are dedicated to the soldiers that fought in the war....

Exploring around Gyoengbokgung Palace

ByMinion-Chris April 2, 2018 0 Comments
Lazy Morning We didn't have a tight schedule today, so we slept in and had a leisurely start to the day. Our plan was to visit the palace and the surrounding area. It was maybe a little too comfortable a morning, because before we knew it, it was noon and half the day had already passed by! We quickly got ready and made our way to the Palaces. Gyoengbokgung Palace After short subway ride, we...