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    SEOUL

    Our Seoul Apartment | Catching the Sunset from the 30th Floor

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    Our tiny Seoul apartment, located about 30 floors up, came with a view of the city against a backdrop of mountains. The space was just big enough to fit a bed, a tiny couch, a table, a flat screen TV, a tiny table with two dining chairs, and a compact kitchen that folded into a closet. In total, we guessed our apartment to be, at most, 400 square feet, but with a view that stretched out forever beyond the oversized window, it hardly seemed to matter. It was more than enough for our needs.
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  • DAEGU

    Korean Life | Rainy Season

    Practically every day for the past couple of weeks, the stifling summer heat has been interrupted by a very welcome late afternoon shower. The day usually begins as it normally does…

  • BEACHES HAWAII

    Honolulu | Back to Waikiki Beach

    There's just something about the air in Hawaii that feels therapeutic. My body and mind relaxed the instant I stepped out of the airport and felt the warm, tropical breeze wrap…

  • KOREA SEOUL

    Winter in Seoul

    Seoul in the winter: A brutal, bone-chilling beast. The kind of cold that attempts to freeze one's eyes open and it feel as if your teeth will turn to icicles and…

  • HOME KOREA

    Home Sweet Home

    We finally moved into our apartment! After about an hour orientation with our real estate agent, we learned how to use all the various remotes and screens and buttons (toilet included)…

  • FOOD NYC

    Breakfast of Champions

    You may be wondering how a bagel with cream cheese can be worthy of an entire post, but it is not just any smoked salmon on bagel, it is a Russ…

  • NYC

    The View from the Lower East Side

    Way back in January, when the weather was warmer (!?!?) and there was hardly any snow on the ground, we decided to take an extended weekend trip to NYC. As usual,…