Pushing the Boundaries of Solo Female Travel
Where neon meets ancient traditions and where fascinating Eastern cultures meet Western influences, Seoul makes a great Asia travel destination. While there is certainly enough to do on a Seoul itinerary to keep you occupied for a week or more, I understand that you may be short on time. Perhaps you are simply spending a … Read more
Ansan Multicultural street: As I sit waiting for my gulai kambing Indonesian lamb curry, two Balinese waitresses scuttle over to me excitedly to ask me where I am from and how I happened upon their restaurant in this small industrial town. I tell them that I came here for the food market, and that I have … Read more
Body Shaming In Korea: It’s no secret that trying to achieve virtually impossible standards of physical beauty is something that is deeply ingrained into Korean culture and that being beautiful is considered to be a factor of utmost importance. I discussed my experience with this in my article for The Huffington Post “Are You Pretty Enough To Live … Read more
One of the highlights of my time in Korea has been the plethora of fabulous Korean cosmetics and skincare products that are available here. I’m all for trying weird and wonderful items and ingredients (Placenta face mask anyone?) so when I strolled into Olive Young and saw an array of creepy rubber faces staring back at me from … Read more