by leandra | Jan 7, 2020 | International Travel, Travel
After checking into the hotel, our first goal was to get some cash as we knew we were going to need it for one of the hotels in Puerto Natales and to pay for the Torres del Paine park entry. Every bank we saw in Santiago was boarded up (to protect against protesters),...
by leandra | Nov 17, 2019 | International Travel, Travel
After a filling breakfast at the hotel, we started the day on the Seouljo – a 1km long repurposed road made into an unexpectedly pretty raised botanical garden. We also scoped out an alternative path to the main train station that we hoped would eliminate some of the...
by leandra | Nov 16, 2019 | International Travel, Travel
Today was our full day for exploring and while I wanted to see ‘all the things’, I knew our energy levels would accommodate only one palace, so Changdeokgung was my choice. Entry to the grounds was a reasonable 3,000 won (~$2.50USD) but we skipped paying...
by leandra | Nov 15, 2019 | International Travel, Travel
Our first order of business after landing at Gimpo was finding the train into the city. We found an ATM and got out some cash so we could purchase the one-way ticket to Seoul Station and our TPass cards for the metro and bus. ATMs here are a bit different as you have...
by leandra | Nov 13, 2019 | Food & Drink, International Travel, Travel
At this point in the trip we were longing to experience some nature so when the sun came out on Wednesday we looked at public transit to Minoh (Minoo) Falls. Apparently, there was a delay on one of the main subway lines, so Google was giving us convoluted directions....