Insa-dong is a neighborhood in Jongno-Gu in the heart of Seoul. Upon arrival, in the subway station a large wall is filled with art tiles. Some of them are done by artists, others by citizens. A very cool co-production! The area itself is known as a cultural hub, with lots of galleries, and traditional Korean culture in […]
Olympic Park Seoul. Sculptures galore.
It’s only because I explore and prepare thoroughly before traveling, that I stumbled upon Seoul’s Olympic Park on the web. We visited the park in winter, so everything normally green was now a yellowish, orangish brown. Apparently not an obvious touristic site to visit, since there is not a whole lotta info about it, nor […]
10 things you did not know about South Korea. Part 2.
This is my second post with Things You Did Not Know About Korea. You can read my first one here. 11. Koreans are romantic. Even so romantic, that they not only celebrate Valentine’s Day on february 14th. No, they have a romantic celebration on the 14th of each month!!! January 14th is Diary Day, March […]
Artistic and creative Ssamzie-gil in Insa-dong, Seoul
In the artistic area of Insa-dong we find Ssamziegil, sometimes referred to as ‘A special Insa-dong within Insa-dong’. Insa-dong. In this street you find Ssamzie-gil. Insa-dong street. And there it is: Ssamzie-gil. We are talking here about a building with several floors around an open courtyard. You can either go straight to the top floor […]
Material Matters in InsaArtCenter
Exploring Insadong in Seoul, I stumbled upon the Insa Art Centre. One of the exhibitions going on there at the time was Material Matters. The exhibit showcased international furniture designs using unexpected, unusual materials or using materials in an unexpected way. It was not a large exhibition, but it was pretty and interesting. I was […]
A walk through trendy Garuso-gil
Say Seoul, Korea, and the first thing people will think of is probably Gangnam Style, thanks to Psy’s song that went viral. I visited the Gangnam area, but was way more charmed by the smaller, less famous Garuso-gil neighborhood. (This street lies in Sinsa-dong that is part of the greater Gangnam area, by the way. […]
OOTD in Seoul
Say what? I said #OOTD. A month ago I did not even know what that was. Googling the term, I found out what it means : Outfit Of The Day. A term used a lot by fashion bloggers. Today I feel for a fashionista post , so I am sharing an OOTD with you from […]
Tom’s Cat Cafe Seoul
My visit to Seoul’s dog cafe BauHouse was not a real success. I was hoping that a visit to a cat cafe would be a more pleasant experience. So one afternoon I climbed the stairs up to Tom’s Cat cafe. Before entering the cafe, there is a small reception hall where you change your footwear for […]
We are young
There are lots of places in Seoul where you can find murals and street art. This large piece (titled: We are young) is one of the best and coolest ones I saw in Seoul. It is photographed a lot and I totally understand why! You can find it in Samcheon-dong, not far from the Bukchon neighborhood. […]
HoHo Myoll. The coolest cafe in Seoul
A bold statement, ‘the coolest cafe in Seoul’, since this town has an amazing cafe and coffee culture, as I wrote about here. Clearly I have visited only a handful of what must be hundreds of coffee places in Seoul. Many of which are unique, cute, quirky, cool, strange and what have you. So what […]
