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Check out: KOREA TRAVEL: Filipino First Timer’s Guide to Experiencing the Real Korea 🙂 A Tourist Visa to Korea is generally FREE, but you still have to apply for it. You can get your visa in as short as 3 days or as long as a week. Here are some tips on how to apply for … Continue reading KOREAN VISA: How to Apply for South Korean Visa in Manila? @KTOManila
KOREA is very beautiful – rich with cultural traditions, unique Korean flavors, and distinct architecture. Here’s a Filipino’s First Timer’s guide to Experience the Real Korea through its Hanok Stays, Korean Food, Shopping Destinations, and Must Visit Cultural Experiences…
Thank you to all our media and blogging friends for joining the kick-off of our food tour at Tuscany, Mckinley Hill! Special thanks to my Mercato Centrale partner, RJ for hosting the event. 🙂 The food tour is a 20-course degustation, going to 8 restaurants in 3 hours, for P1,000. Here is a photo-essay of … Continue reading TUSCANY at Mckinley Hill: An Awesome Secret Foodies Tour (A Photo Essay)
ITAEWON is a shopping district for local and global brands, with cool bars at night. It’s a melting pot of diverse cultures and the hip place to go for food and restaurants offering international cuisines. We spent our last night in Korea here and how I wish we had more time to explore. Check out … Continue reading ITAEWON: IP Boutique Hotel & Flying Pan Korean Brunch Experience @KTOManila
INSA-DONG is the culture & art capital of Seoul where artists, painters, craftsmen, and art lovers converge. This is a street where tourists can get a taste of traditional Korean food, culture, and arts. Here’s a look at what you can experience in Insa-dong….
MUNCHTOWN is the latest food project from Chef Robby Goco of Green Pastures fame, and it aims to raise the level of the food we eat when we watch movies. 🙂 All I can say is, it’s about time! Thanks to Chef Robby, movie dates will never be the same again. Question is, are you willing to … Continue reading MUNCHTOWN: Movie House Food Upgraded by Chef Robby Goco? @ Promenade
DONG-LIM KNOT MUSEUM is a showcase of traditional Korean Maedeup (Knots) Art. Here, you can also learn first-hand how to make various ornamental knots the traditional way through do-it-yourself workshops. It was established in April 2004 by traditional knot technique master, Sim Yeong-Mi. She learned the technique from her Father-in-Law, who learned it from her … Continue reading DONG-LIM KNOT WORKSHOP: Learning the Art of Traditional Korean Maedeup (Knots) @KTOManila
Hatch 22 is Rockwell’s All-Day Breakfast Cafe & Bakery by Raymund Magdaluyo, Ivan Salameda & Erwan Heussaff, located where Crustacia used to be. Its name is a play on the “Catch 22” phrase, because they don’t want to be stuck with just being identified as a breakfast place, but also one with an adaptive menu, … Continue reading HATCH 22 Cafe & Bakery: Rockwell Power Breakfast! @hatch22ph
When in Korea, you’ve got to taste the authentic Korean Fried Chicken, so we visited NOO NA HOL DAK Chicken while shopping in MYEONGDONG — The 9th Most Expensive Shopping Street in the World. Here’s a photo essay of our experience…
There are 9 cultural sites on UNESCO’s World Heritage list, and 3 of them are located in Seoul. These sites are: Jongmyo Shrine (1995), Chandeokgung Palace (1997), and Seonjeoungneung Royal Tombs (2009). We visited the first two to kick off our Pilgrimage to Korea’s World Heritage Sites…
