Musings

The last time we stayed in an Airbnb property while on vacation was in Taiwan in Dec 2018. We largely avoided exploring this option for our Japan trips in the subsequent years. From what our research told us, there seems

Our fifth stop in our guided tour of Gyeongju was Donggung Palace and Wolji Pond. The visit to the palace grounds was at sunset – which I think was very intentional, as the illumination lights come on and paint the

It was about 3:15PM when we left Woljeong Bridge, but we’d return at 6PM to see the same bridge at night. The next stop was the Daereungwon Royal Tomb and the Hwangnidan-gil shopping street beside it, and this spot was

We spent over an hour at Bulguksa Temple, then headed off to a lunch stop at our own expense. Most of the guests lunched at a Korean restaurant, while we pigged out at Burger King: a dining option that was

During our planning of our itinerary, we debated over how to spend the fifth full day of our stay in Busan: whether to take a day trip out of the city, or just stay put for more retail therapy. One

Our last activity for Day 04 and also our usage of the Busan Visitor Pass: taking a yacht cruise at sunset. The company we were with was called Yacht G, and the boat was a Leopard 45, apparently a branded

Many visitors who buy the Busan Visitor Pass remark that the price of the pass itself can easily be covered by just a small selection of the very large number of attractions that are included in the pass. Foremost in

The initial plan after the Skyline Luge activity was for us to ride the Haeundae Blueline Park cars: but we made a mistake: these car rides are not included in the Busan Visitor Pass. Rather, a different ride was, involving

Skyline Luge was invented 23 years ago in New Zealand, and since that time has proven to be a very popular family and group activity. We’ve tried the experience at Sentosa during our family staycation during the Covid years, and

Our initial plan after a visit to Running Man Busan was to visit the Trick Eye Museum. We’d neglected to check the museum’s opening hours though, and as it turned out, the museum is closed on Monday. We quickly checked

The Running Man Busan experience center was a good 25-minute cab ride away from Songdo Bay Station, but the cab we hailed was driven by what seemed to be a part-time F1 driver: he drove at high speed, weaved in

It’s a short 5-minute walk from the Songdo Sky Park Station to the Songdo Yonggung Suspension Bridge, a steel structure that connects Amnam Park to Dongseom Island, a tiny island with the bridge platform essentially running the circumference of the