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[JP18] A Day in Nara: A Wrap Up, and One of my Regrets While Travelling

A day is certainly not enough to soak in all of Nara. I am guessing, not even a couple of days. But you know what? That’s OK. Of course, if it were a younger me, I wouldn’t think that. My young self would be full of regrets that I did not spend more days here, not even when faced with the reality that I do not have the luxury of time.
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[JP18] Kyoto, Japan: Walking Around Nishiki Market, Pontocho Alley & Gion District (plus Ichiran Kawaramachi!)

This is yet another tl;dr, image-heavy post, which I’m not really gonna apologize for because, really, if I don’t have the photos, then I won’t really have much to say, now, do I? This blog post is all about… walking. Yes, walking. Because if you don’t know me by now, I really, really, really like to walk. A fact that drew the ire of one or two of my companions from time to time. #sorryNOTsorry So, yes, this’ll be all about that time my friend and I practically walked almost the entire length of the road from Nishiki Market, across Kawaramachi to Pontocho Alley, then across the Kamogawa to get to Gion District, until finally we ended up in front of the Yasaka Shrine. Yes. All on foot.
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[JP18] Arashiyama, Kyoto: The Path of Bamboo and Bamboo Forest Trail

One thing that frustrates me about traveling is the time constraint. Especially if I find myself someplace with soooo much to see, but with limited time on my hands to check them all out. Kyoto is one of those places. There’s just so many gems, so one has to be strategic in planning out their itinerary so they can make the most of it. As much as I appreciate being all chill and relaxed with my itinerary, I’m more the type that wants to cram as much as I can in what little time I have in a place. I’m greedy like that.
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Seoul, South Korea: Wandering Around Hongdae

I’ve always heard and read about Hongdae being the “trendy” hub of “pop culture” in Seoul. Arts, music and entertainment, from mainstream to indie to underground… you name it, this place seems to have it. But this is more on the hip side, so the crowd is pretty much younger. That, in itself, is quite daunting, for some reason. But I still thought I should check it out, to see a piece of it, even if a small one, in a short amount of time.

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Seoul, South Korea: Walking Around Ewha Womans University & Shopping Street

If you thought the title of this post has a grammatical error, let me correct you outright: that’s really how the name is written. Womans. Not Woman’s or Women’s. It’s really Ewha Womans University. I, too, did a double-take when I first saw it, and took several clicks and readings to be enlightened.

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Seoul, South Korea: Insadong (feat. Ssamziegil)

The strong rain and wind has been going at it for the past several days, and only getting stronger by the day. But I know for a fact that if I go downtown, I’d still see more than a few tourists going around, umbrellas and raincoats in tow, doing all the touristy things visitors do when they come here. I can relate. I’ve been to several places where the weather was not at its best, but that did not stop me from exploring what I can of it. Like that time we went to Insadong, strong lashing rain and all.

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Seoul, South Korea: Around Bukchon Hanok Village (and Granhand!)

There’s something jarring and otherworldly when I visit temples and palaces, especially those located in urban areas. It is mostly that disconnect between the future and the past, having that no small piece of the historical ancient in the middle of a thriving metropolis. The Bukchon Hanok Village is one of the most popular tourist-y places to visit in Seoul, but it wasn’t only until my 3rd visit to the City that I actually got around to checking it out.

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Seoul, South Korea: From Gyeongbukgong to Samcheongdong

I agree with the consensus that the best way to explore one place is to hit its pavements and walk around. Sure, it can become exhausting on the legs, but nothing will get you more up close and personal with a place than by walking its streets. Yes, even when there is some drizzling going around. The continuous showers certainly did not deter us from our original plan of walking around Samcheongdong that day.

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Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam: The City Hall & The Saigon Opera House

I’ve been on numerous trips to other “local government units” before, but I can count only with one hand the number of times I bothered to check out the “City Halls” of those cities. And even in those few ones, I went because we had to, not because I wanted to. (FYI, I work at a City Hall.) But I can’t say this one was intentional, too. It just so happened that, while walking around, we passed by what turned out to be the City Hall of Ho Chi Minh City. Continue reading “Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam: The City Hall & The Saigon Opera House” →

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