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Day Trip to Jade Garden Natural Arboretum (Chuncheon)

Jade Garden is a European-themed botanical garden located in Chuncheon, more specifically at Gulbongsan Station (Gyeongchun line). Free shuttle buses are provided every hour to and from the garden, making this place an easily accessible destination for a short excursion on a weekend.

Jeonju Itinerary for Foodies

This weekend I went on a short trip to Jeonju with a few ex-coworkers. I found that two days make a perfect trip since the place is quite small - I also found that the Hanok (traditional Korean house) Village, what Jeonju is most famous for, is way too commercialized and therefore a bit overrated. There is not exactly a lot to see, and for most of the tourist attractions I can say for sure that you can find similar places closer to Seoul or in any other part of Korea, but with less hype and crowds. However, if you're a food enthusiast like I am, there are plenty of new and delicious snacks/treats you can taste in Jeonju; they're not exactly traditional Jeonju foods, but over the years the Hanok Village morphed into a weird modern fusion marketplace for street foods that older generation locals lament but younger generations thoroughly enjoy. This blog post will be mostly must-eats, with a few attractions here and there. It's a long one, so be prepared!

STAGE 28 Barbecue Combo is Perfection

So with my brother and mom's birthdays coming up (they actually share the same birthday), my family and I went out for a special lunch at Stage 28, a steakhouse/barbecue grill restaurant located in a relatively remote area of Seoul. Luckily I had just quit my job and had a few weekdays to spare, since on weekends this place is so popular you need to make reservations weeks/months in advance!