Category: Seoul
I'm an Old Soul living in this strange world...The 3 Places in Seoul to See the Traditional Side of South Korea
A field of LED roses beside the Zaha Hadid-designed plaza in Dongdaemun. Shopping for skincare infused with snail secretion, starfish, seahorse (or whatever animal ingredient is in vogue) in Myeongdong. That earworm that both satirised and introduced to the wider world the flashy, luxury district of Gangnam. Whatever you know about Seoul, the capital of South Korea; it’s likely to be trend-led, modern, and futuristic. In fact, the highlight of my visit to Seoul in 2014 was the Dior Cafe, housed in a building that resembled an oversized tooth. But there are parts of the city that still clings on to the classics, where you can get a feel for the old soul of Seoul. I visited three such places in my previous visit, last winter. Here are my 3 Places in Seoul to See the Traditional Side of South Korea.
September 17, 2018
If you like sheep thrills, I've herd that Thanks Nature Café is the place for ewe.
On the lamb at Thanks Nature Café: Hongdae, Seoul
Critter cafés are a dime-a-dozen in most major cities these days. Part-gimmick, part necessary fur-therapy to fill the void that is the soul-crushing reality of shoebox-dwelling in a capital city many can barely afford to live in (let alone foster a living dependant for fluffy companionship) you can hardly do the Gangnam Style dance in Seoul without jogging into a cat/dog café. But there's an animal café in the student district of Hongdae that makes them all look positively sheepish: I'm talking about Thanks Nature Café - the world's first sheep café.
November 15, 2015
I found heaven in Seoul: all five floors of it at Dior in Apgujeong, Gangnam.
Café Dior by Pierre Hermé in the world's biggest Dior flagship store: Apgujeong, Seoul
November 12, 2015
November 08, 2015
Photo diary of my first twenty four hours in Seoul. Anyeonghaseyong!
Seoul in 2½ Days - Day 1: Dongdaemun & Myeong-Dong
I would have felt just a teeny little bit like a twat for curling up under a fluffy down blanket on my Premium Flatbed - the closest thing budget airline AirAsia has for a Business Class - while the rest of the party (except for Michiekins, her hubs, and Baby M) packed themselves like Tetris Blocks on the 6 hour red-eye from Kuala Lumpur, but, One: I made my choice, they made theirs and Two: Everyone who flew down to Seoul for Sheena's hen's night are staying on for a week or more, but I'm only here for 56 hours (I have a wedding on Sunday). Time is a premium and a luxury: and so is the option to 'fly Business Class' on a cheap-as-chips airline. Who else but I?
November 06, 2015
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