Wednesday, March 4, 2015



My First (Solo) Trip to Jeju Island
August 2014



Only in Korea...

The lovely waters that stole one of my favorite sandals... Probably should have left them on the steps like the rest of the smarties...

This was probably the best Milmyeon I had in Korea. It could also have been the best Milmyeon I had because I was dying of starvation, sweating buckets, and on the verge of passing out...

Aimlessly walking about and found this quiet and tranquil place to take photos. It was also a perfect place to enjoy some peace and alone time.


Butt water?
Back at Jungmun Saekdal Beach, on a hill, to take photos and journal... also where I accidentally roasted my poor thighs. Good times.

Cheonjeyeon Falls 1. Pretty disappointing.

Cheonjeyeon Falls 2. Still pretty disappointing. The picture looks a lot better than it does in person. I didn't bother to look for the third falls. Instead, I took a detour.
One of my favorite walks in Jeju was discovering the Seonim Bridge that arches over the Cheonjeyeon Falls. I saw this bridge from afar but didn't know how to get to it. I love how I accidentally find things while aimlessly walking about.


Jeju's Botanical Gardens





My favorite, the French Garden




Ending with the Korean Garden
 This was my last solo trip in Korea before I left to go back to the states. I purposely spent most of my time there relaxing and rejuvenating myself before I had to face the music, which isn't all that great (surprise!). However, I am planning to explore and travel within the states this coming Spring and Summer. I haven't taken much time to do that and I thought it could be the start of some great adventures and projects. Until then, I will be focusing on working and saving up to embark on more journeys and to continue my explorations of the world.

Tuesday, November 11, 2014



Snapshots from Tokyo, Japan 
Part 2




Harajuku, Japan

Asakusa, Japan

Market at night in Asakusa









Mini Hike to a Buddhist Temple


This is a long overdue post, but here it is... finally. :)



 


Walk back down through Cheongju University

Tuesday, July 22, 2014



My First (Solo) Trip to Busan
February 2014

Solo trips (to new, unknown places) are the best. For me, they force myself to get out of my comfort zone and learn about my surroundings. It's also very relaxing as I don't need to worry about any other person(s) and I can just take my time exploring new grounds. I thoroughly enjoyed this solo trip. Although it rained the first night I got there, the rest of the trip was quite nice. 

*If you want to see more photos of Busan it's on my instagram: jess_y_lee
**Sorry, some of the photos are pretty bad quality... I'm still learning to use my camera at night (aka I'm lazy to figure it out, but I will... soon). It was also really foggy and hazy when I was there.

Toyoko Inn by Busan Station 2

View from the hotel room

Hello~

Taking a stroll from my hotel to the main shopping/happening place near Jungang subway station

Walking down a quiet street. Most things were closed because of a holiday.


The famous forty steps and where Running Man shot one of their missions.

The night version is posted on my instagram.


So many street food stands! I tried 씨앗호떡 (Seed hoddeok) for the first time here. It was DEElicious. I usually don't like hoddeok, but this one here was bomb. I posted a photo on my instagram if you want to know what it looks like. It is famous and only found here in Busan (apparently).


Hiked up a bunch of stairs to take some photos here. There's a Busan tower nearby as well that you can go up and see the city around... The view isn't that great though...


Across the street from the Busan Museum of Art.

Busan Museum of Art


A friend took me through a shortcut to show me the more upper class side of the city/harbor side shown below. It was a bit shady getting there... but it was interesting walking through run down buildings to the city streets busy with modern high rises.





Doing a little bit of hiking up a side of a mountain


Haeundae Market

Gwangalli Beach

Gwangalli Beach


The end! More to come, soon, I promise.