There is nothing like the temples of Angkor anywhere on this planet. The Khmer civilization built in the middle of the jungle was one of the most remarkable to flourish in Southeast Asia. There are over 100 temples in the area and during its peak… Read More »Temple Running
Cambodia, also known as the Kingdom of Cambodia is located between Thailand and Vietnam with its southern border on the Gulf of Thailand. Cambodia is a country of 16 million people, the majority of whom are descendants of the ancient Khmer civilization that built the… Read More »The Kingdom of Cambodia
The day we left Seoul was a traveling day, nothing was planned other than arriving to Busan. We did not however think we were going to arrive as late as we did. The trip under normal circumstances should have taken 3 hours 45 min to… Read More »Chuseok Part II: Busan
Chu-what….? Chuseok pronounced Chu-sock is the Korean thanksgiving. This year it was called the golden holiday because it fell precisely in the middle of the week, which prompted the government to declare the Monday (between the two weekends) a day off, giving us a total… Read More »Chuseok Part I: Seoul
Culture shock defined by Webster’s dictionary as “a feeling of confusion, doubt, or nervousness caused by being in a place (such as a foreign country) that is very different from what you are used to.” However, I think shock is a very strong word and… Read More »“Culture Shock” – Cultural Surprises in S.Korea
Paris like London was one of those places that I never had a huge desire to visit because other cities interested me more. Also like London I felt that I needed to see it before I left Europe and again like London I had a… Read More »Paris! at last
When I first came to Europe three years ago, London was never high on my list and it wasn’t even on it for some time. However with the impending realization that I’ll be leaving Europe at the end of this school year, I began to… Read More »A Quick Trip to London
Last weekend I did many things for the first time, we had a puente, long weekend and each day I did something new. Normally if I’m not traveling or trying to save money I end up doing nothing, so this past weekend was a really… Read More »The Weekend of Many First
Nestled between the Sierra and olive fields as far as the eye can see is Jaén, the forgotten city of Andalucia. Stated by our blahblahcar driver, “You know you’re in Jaén when the road starts deteriorating” and as if on cue we hit a couple of… Read More »The Forgotten City of Andalucia
This past weekend I went to La Palma of the Canary Islands. Going to the Canary Islands is something I’ve wanted to do for a long time. Since it’s not the easiest to get to, I’m not sure I would have followed through if it… Read More »La Isla Bonita