Gyeongju and Seoul, South Korea

If for some reason the only impression of me you have is from my travels and writing over the years…I’m sorry I misled you. You probably think I’m some intrepid guy with some level of pretention who seeks the obscure. “You’ve been there? Oh yeah? Back in my day, no one knew about it, I had to hitchhike three days…” You’d probably think I’m the type to go to North Korea instead. (I know many who have. For me, ehhh… but never say never?)

Maybe that was a little… too revealing of my inner ego. Sorry. But I digress. At heart, I am also your typical admirer of fancy coffee, voracious observer of pop culture, and sucker for social media-friendly local businesses and hotspots.

Which leads me to South Korea.

This is a long overdue visit I’ve put off out of sheer convenience: it’s an easy flight from Vancouver, and an easy destination that’s highly developed. But a family trip leading me back to Asia for the first time in 8 years felt like the perfect opportunity to meld my interests with my parents’ level of comfort… and their interests too!
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