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Namhae (남해) Road Trip Series: Field of Tulips, South Korea.

Field of Tulips at Namhae

August 16, 2015 by greysuitcase in Travel, South Korea

The next day after our Boseong (보성) & Damyang (담양) visits, our next destination is Namhae (남해), also known as Korea's treasure island. Ken (@seoul_stateofmind) joined us for this trip and after we picked him up, we resumed our road trip. So, kickin' off the first series of Namhae adventure, our first (unofficial) stop was this field of tulips that we just happened to pass by on the way. The tulips were just so pretty so we decided to stop for a bit and chek it out. The weather was really nice, lots of families were around, and ahjummas & ahjussis were taking pictures of the tulips and endless selfies, of course. That day was apparently the festival day, thus the crowd and they also have tents and booths set up on the other side of the road. Definitely glad we stopped by this place.

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Namhae (남해) Road Trip Series: Field of Tulips, South Korea.
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Namhae (남해) Road Trip Series: Field of Tulips, South Korea.
Namhae (남해) Road Trip Series: Field of Tulips, South Korea.

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Namhae (남해) Road Trip Series: Damyang Bamboo Forest (담양대나무숲), South Korea.

Damyang Bamboo Forest

August 13, 2015 by greysuitcase in South Korea, Travel

First time I read about Damyang Bamboo Forest (담양대나무숲) was from a chapter in Yonsei KLI reading textbook about the Damyang Bamboo Festival and it sounded like a pretty cool place. On the continuation of my road trip with Hannah & Noah (see part 1 & part 2 here), we stopped by this place to check out the forest. I gotta say it didn't live to my expectations, or maybe I was just imagining too much stuff when I read that article on the textbook. Plus, we went there not during the festival week, so it's a pretty regular day with nothing much going on. It's still pretty tho. 

One thing that I found weird was they have these non-realistic-looking plastic pandas scattered around the forest. I mean, why? Really, why?? I certainly think that it's not necessary to have those pandas in the forest. But oh well. If you want to go check out this place, go during the festival week cos it looks like there are much more actions going on in the forest according to this article. 

Namhae (남해) Road Trip Series: Damyang Bamboo Forest (담양대나무숲), South Korea.
Namhae (남해) Road Trip Series: Damyang Bamboo Forest (담양대나무숲), South Korea.
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G-Dragon (권지용) Peaceminusone Exhibition (G-드래곤 PEACEMINUSONE 전시회), Seoul, South Korea.

PEACEMINUSONE

August 11, 2015 by greysuitcase in Events, Seoul, South Korea

Went to G-Dragon's PEACEMINUSONE exhibition today at Seoul Museum of Art. A little background about the exhibition: 

"The exhibition name, 'PEACEMINUSONE' is another name for the world which G-Dragon perceives and imagines. It reflects the human form and the world which lacks something while it also pursues a peaceful ideal utopia as the word 'Peace' implies. G-Dragon's music reflects the themes of reality and the virtual world with their contractions and overlaps. In this exhibition, G-Dragon exhibits that world together with artists that represent each genre of Korean contemporary art." (Source: PEACEMINUSONE website)

I rented the audio guide and it's definitely more interesting to know the story behind the artworks. There are a mix of artworks that GD collaborated with different artists and some of the pieces that appear on Big Bang's music videos. The exhibition will be on display until August 23. 

p.s: Any G-Dragon fans out there?

G-Dragon (권지용) Peaceminusone Exhibition (G-드래곤 PEACEMINUSONE 전시회), Seoul, South Korea.
G-Dragon (권지용) Peaceminusone Exhibition (G-드래곤 PEACEMINUSONE 전시회), Seoul, South Korea.
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TavernaDePortugal01.jpg

Taverna de Portugal

August 08, 2015 by greysuitcase in Food, Seoul, South Korea

The only Portuguese restaurant I've been to in Seoul, Taverna de Portugal (터버나드포르투갈), has became one of my favorite places to go to, especially when I'm craving Nando's Chicken (which I haven't eaten in ages btw). Granted, the taste is not is exactly the same (according to a friend of mine who knows for sure what it tastes like), but their Grilled Piri Piri Chicken (피리피리치킨) is super delicious and full of flavors and it's good enough to fulfill my cravings :p

Located in a small alley in Sangsu (상수), the restaurant is owned by a friendly husband and wife duo. The place is not too big and it gets pretty busy during dinner time, especially on weekends. I usually ordered the Piri Piri Chicken Combo Menu 1 (피리피리 치킨 콤보메뉴 1), which consists of one whole grilled chicken, rice, sausage, bacon, salad, potatoes and home-made chips. It's good for 2 people and if you think that you need more food, they also have other selections on the menu.

They are currently having a summer special menu: Piri Piri Grill Fish Combo—oven grilled whole fish with piri piri sauce (minimum 1 day pre-order is required). Check out their facebook page for more info. 

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Namhae (남해) Road Trip Series: Beach Break, South Korea.

Beach Break

August 04, 2015 by greysuitcase in Travel, Moments, South Korea

Growing up, family trips were part of my annual school break activity that my family always did. Living a couple of hours away from the sea, I've spent a good couple of summers just hanging out in a cottage by the beach with family and friends, spending our day playing in the sand, soaking up the sunshine and swimming in the sea. No worries. No stress. Just enjoying the summer days before school starts again. Life feels so much simpler on those days. 

This day felt a little bit like those old summer days. After we left Bosoeng Plantation, we just happened to found this quite beach around the area and decided to took a pit stop there. Took blankets with us and laid one on the shaded area on the beach and we just sat there snuggling under the other blanket to keep us warm. Noah has been driving for hours and didn't get much sleep, so after a couple of minutes he dozed off for his much needed rest. Hannah and I did more talking while looking at the calm sea. Nothing much was really going on around us. Saw ahjummas and ahjussiss bending down, working on something on the beach, three women walking back and forth with their dogs, and group of older people having a picnic a couple of meters away from where we were sitting. It's not necessarily an interesting beach, but it's a perfect place to just relax, chill and let your mind wanders. Plus having great companies really makes a difference. 

We talked for about two hours without realizing it. About our lives in South Korea, our faith, our future, our past experiences. Time flew when you are enjoying each other's company, really. After Noah woke up, we took a stroll on the beach, stretched our bodies and left for lunch. It was a fine relaxing late morning at the beach. 

Namhae (남해) Road Trip Series: Beach Break, South Korea.
Namhae (남해) Road Trip Series: Beach Break, South Korea.
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