Friday 27th September Cafés – they bring comfort, fuel our caffeine addictions & serve as a host environment for chatting with friends. Autumn in particular sees more…… Read more “Diary 15 – A café & the Jeongseon Arirang Festival (정선 아리랑제) 🇰🇷🌽🍁”
Tag: culture
Teriyaki Pork Rice Bowl (recipe review) 🥢
A few days ago, August 15th marked the anniversary of South Korea’s independence: more commonly named ‘National Liberation Day of Korea’. For many Korean citizens, they were…… Read more “Teriyaki Pork Rice Bowl (recipe review) 🥢”
Where to eat in South Korea #1 – Seoul Food 🇰🇷🥢
Food has become a consistent topic on my blog. I have discussed the foods I have eaten in reacounts of my daily life and outings, as well…… Read more “Where to eat in South Korea #1 – Seoul Food 🇰🇷🥢”
12 Must Try Dishes From Around the World.
From the ‘foodtography’ featured in the majority of my blog posts, you have possibly determined that I eat more ‘cultural’ foods rather than British Dishes and it’s…… Read more “12 Must Try Dishes From Around the World.”
[Food]: 20 British Dishes – Part 2.
As indicated in the title of this post, this is a continuation from 10 British Dishes – Part 1 More puddings: Eton mess – Assumably this Summertime…… Read more “[Food]: 20 British Dishes – Part 2.”
[Food]: 20 British Dishes – Part 1.
I’m returning with another food related post (-someone help me). In homage of the series I seem to have unintentionally begun on my blog, starting with 25…… Read more “[Food]: 20 British Dishes – Part 1.”
[Food]: 25 Korean Dishes.
By no means am I an expert when it comes to Korean cuisine: I simply haven’t digested enough of it yet – luckily. Despite regularly rotating between…… Read more “[Food]: 25 Korean Dishes. “
[South Korea]: A Guide of Places to Visit.
Yesterday evening I composed a pole on one of my social media accounts to determine which post write today. By demand, 56% of voters preferred that I…… Read more “[South Korea]: A Guide of Places to Visit. “
[Blogmas] Day 26: Christmas Day & Boxing Day.
If you read my blog posts regularly you will have most likely realised that yesterday was my first ever Christmas away from my family; I regard my…… Read more “[Blogmas] Day 26: Christmas Day & Boxing Day.”
[Blogmas] Day 25: A Trip to Osaka, Japan – 19/12/17
The events of our holiday unravelled, replaying in my mind as we woke up with heavy eyes. We slept quite late as we much rather preferred spending…… Read more “[Blogmas] Day 25: A Trip to Osaka, Japan – 19/12/17”
[Blogmas] Day 24: A Trip to Osaka, Japan – 18/12/17
That Monday was our last full day in Japan. More so or less we had achieved to experience everything we had set out in our rough plans…… Read more “[Blogmas] Day 24: A Trip to Osaka, Japan – 18/12/17”
[Blogmas] Day 23: A Trip to Kyoto, Japan – 17/12/17
As it was a Sunday, our friends very kindly used their only day off from work to explore Kyoto with us. Our meeting destination was Osaka Station…… Read more “[Blogmas] Day 23: A Trip to Kyoto, Japan – 17/12/17”
[Blogmas] Day 22: A Trip to Osaka, Japan – 16/12/17
Our third day in Osaka didn’t exactly begin until past midday, as we decided to stay indoors to restore our energy levels until meeting our friends once…… Read more “[Blogmas] Day 22: A Trip to Osaka, Japan – 16/12/17”
[Blogmas] Day 21: A Trip to Osaka, Japan – 15/12/17
The first couple of day’s of our trip to Osaka had required alot of walking, switching back and forth between modes of transport and early morning starts;…… Read more “[Blogmas] Day 21: A Trip to Osaka, Japan – 15/12/17”
[Blogmas] Day 20: A Trip to Osaka, Japan – 14/12/17
I should have guessed… this was a what I like to call an ‘eating cycle’ day. We started off the day’s journey by directing ourselves toward Shinsaibashi:…… Read more “[Blogmas] Day 20: A Trip to Osaka, Japan – 14/12/17”
[Blogmas] Day 19: A Trip to Osaka, Japan – 13/12/17.
Our day started of not so pleasantly with a 6am start, though I somehow managed to sleep enough considering I left packing my suitcase to the last…… Read more “[Blogmas] Day 19: A Trip to Osaka, Japan – 13/12/17.”
[Blogmas] Day 13: [Recipe] – Bread Pudding.
Today’s Bread Pudding Recipe is something my Nan taught my Mum, my Mum and my other Nan adapted it before my parent’s taught me (if that makes…… Read more “[Blogmas] Day 13: [Recipe] – Bread Pudding.”
[Blogmas] Day 12: How is Christmas Celebrated in South Korea?
Around half of South Korea’s population are Christians, so attending a church service on Christmas Day is usually the only traditon upheld by citizens. However due to…… Read more “[Blogmas] Day 12: How is Christmas Celebrated in South Korea?”
[Blogmas] Day 8: [Q&A] – Christmas Edition.
Q – What do I do for Christmas? A – Usually on Christmas day I would stay at home opening presents from my parent’s and brother in…… Read more “[Blogmas] Day 8: [Q&A] – Christmas Edition.”
[Blogmas] Day 7: [Recipe] – Nan’s Bacon Roly-Poly.
Comfort meals: ‘guilty pleasures’ of the chilling seasons. My Nan’s (-British word for Grandmother, if anyone was wondering) Bacon Roly-Poly is the ideal accompaniment to much loved…… Read more “[Blogmas] Day 7: [Recipe] – Nan’s Bacon Roly-Poly.”
[Blogmas] Day 6: No more bland Vegetables for Christmas Dinner!
Whichever country you are in that celebrates Christmas, and Christmas with a specially prepared traditional dinner it has many components; it takes a lot of preparation to…… Read more “[Blogmas] Day 6: No more bland Vegetables for Christmas Dinner!”
More Food!?
Well…it seems as if I’m not going to totally slow down on the ‘exploring new foods’ train. I’m eating enough well balanced meals thesedays, just twice a…… Read more “More Food!?”
Simple British Things I Miss.
As expected I would mainly miss my family and friends when moving abroad, I knew no one but my boyfriend. With time I am becoming less depressed…… Read more “Simple British Things I Miss.”
My favourite Korean Snacks.
Who doesn’t love snacks from different countries? Lately imported snacks and other junk foods in most countries are becoming easier to obtain. Some of the Korean snacks…… Read more “My favourite Korean Snacks.”
Prawn & Chicken Alfredo: Recipe.
When I was making this I didn’t intend to put much of a ‘homemade’ effort into it. I brought a ready made jar of creamy cheese pasta…… Read more “Prawn & Chicken Alfredo: Recipe. “
This past weekend.
This past weekend was a little different for usual. I barely spent time at home and past through the crowded city of Seoul which I preferably would…… Read more “This past weekend.”
What is Tonkatsu?
I very rarely eat pork, only as sausages or thesedays in Japanese pork cutlet form. I’m afraid I have an addiction. It’s just like fried chicken! It’s…… Read more “What is Tonkatsu? “
Simple comforts.
I’m someone who is easily pleased: I would consider that to be a nice personality trait but some may think otherwise. I don’t need expensive materialistic belongings…… Read more “Simple comforts.”
A taste of France.
This Summer my boyfriend and I decided to move to Bordeaux, France; mainly for education purposes. Honestly, Bordeaux wasn’t our preferred choice of city but it seemed…… Read more “A taste of France.”
25 British traditions and traits.
‘So what traditions does the UK have?’ – The dreaded questions that foreigners have often asked me, which simply cannot be answer with anything interesting or unique.…… Read more “25 British traditions and traits.”
Where to go in London 🇬🇧
Of course anyone visiting London could simply Google something along the lines of ‘Top 10 places to visit in London’, but sometimes those search results lack reviews…… Read more “Where to go in London 🇬🇧”
[Recipe]: Cream and bacon pasta.
A fuss free meal: perfect for dinner at the end of a long weekday or a lazy Saturday evening. A combination of minimal ingredients which are easily…… Read more “[Recipe]: Cream and bacon pasta.”
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