One of my favourite things to do when I was in Seoul was trying the different local foods. Now, South Korea is known for its bbq´s, but that didn´t sound too vegetarian friendly to me. However, visiting the different food markets was a whole new and awesome experience and luckily the owner of the Time Travellers Relax hostel where I …
On my way from Indonesia back to Colombia I decided to make a stopover in Seoul, South Korea. There is very little I knew about South Korea, other than the fact that it is perched between Japan, Russia and China, neighbouring with that kind of mysterious country of North Korea, inspiration for the worldwide known ´Gangnam Style´ musicvideo. So there …
Stopovers can be a pain in the ass, or they can be a good reason to explore a new place, without having to pay the airfare to get there. For example, only this year I have been able to visit Turkey, Iceland and South Korea on stopovers that lasted between 1 to 2 weeks. Oficially a stopover is stop you …