Some of the most iconic pictures taken by visitors to Busan are of a small town with houses painted in cheerful colors, sitting on a steep hill. This place is Gamcheon Culture Village, which in 2009 was decorated by students,
It was actually our ang mo bud Matt who alerted me to the political tensions that started overnight two days ago: the headlines reported that the South Korean president had declared martial law in the country. That immediately got me
We’d be heading out for our 18-day vacation in South Korea soon, and here is my short post commenting on the gear and toys I’d be bringing over for the trip this time. We’d been watching, of course, the ongoing
It’s been more than 3 months since I posted an update on our planning for the year-end holiday in South Korea. Basically, the broad itinerary we worked out in July was about right, so we didn’t think further about it
We’re not travel bloggers. But it seems that over the last 5 years, most posts we’ve written here have been about traveling! A good part of this is because as our two kids get older – and I routinely quip
The final post in this series of blog posts covering our 11-day trip to Cebu! As is becoming a practice, at the end of every trip, I’d do a summary and reflective post musing about what I saw, with an
The first of the last two posts in this series covering our 11-day trip to Cebu — and this one will again be about the image and video capturing experience during the trip. Since 2022, when pandemic restrictions were lifted
This was my second overseas trip where I brought along a UAV to capture aerial photos and videos of various places. The experience in Cebu was, on the whole, very positive. With a few exceptions — see below — I
Our notes summarising our experiences and reflections on each activity and place during this 11-day trip to Cebu! Of the 11 days, 7 were activity days, while the others were largely administrative and/or spent just lazing around. Firstly, some quick
Our flight home to Singapore was departing Mactan-Cebu International Airport at 3:40PM, and check-out at the Radisson Blu Cebu was at noon. The most convenient place to get lunch was still SM City Cebu, which unfortunately only opens at 10AM.
Over our 11-day vacation in Cebu, we had reservations to stay at the Radisson Blu Cebu on three different occasions: Day 01, Day 04, and Days 08 to 10 nights. I suppose one could say we became rather experienced guests
We stayed in five different properties over our 11-day vacation in Cebu, with all except the Radisson Blu Cebu involving just a one- or two-night stay. This trip involved more accommodation changes than any vacation we’ve taken so far. But
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