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Welcome to my travel blog!

I’m using this blog as a space to document my travels and travel plans. Feel free to wander on through and check out my adventures.

Recent Blog Posts

Jaman Mural Village

One of the places I was excited to visit in Seoul was the Ihwa Mural Village. However, when I got there, I was disappointed. I had imagined a place where the walls were covered with art. There were murals around, but much less than I had anticipated and many of them were in bad shape,…

Banana Milk—My Newest Obsession

I don’t know why it took me so long to try banana milk: I love banana flavored things (like ice cream) and I have a bunch of friends raving about how great it is. Maybe I didn’t want to succumb to banana milk’s siren call because, deep down, I knew what my reaction would be.…

Hitching an Unexpected Ride with the Seoul Police

Do you know that scene in Korean dramas, where a character runs after a departing bus and sighs in defeat as it keeps driving away? Well, I had the lucky chance to live through that, and let me tell you, it’s not fun–especially when you’re in a foreign country, it’s 12:30am, and you realize you…

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My Travel Goals

For Myself

By planning my own trips, I hope to improve my own self-confidence and independence. If I can plan a trip by myself for a foreign country, I can do anything! Also I want to prove to myself that I don’t need to wait to align schedules with friends in order to travel to places I want to. I can easily eat the foods I want and explore the areas I want by myself!

Bucket List Destinations
  • Australia
  • New Zealand
  • Singapore
  • Malaysia
  • Vietnam
  • Philippines
  • the whole world!

Not all those who wander are lost.

J. R. R. TOLKIEN

About Elaine

Hello! Friendly foodie from the sunny state of California, with a love of going on random well-planned adventures.

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