Spending a few hours at Jjimjilbang (찜질방), aka Korean spa, aka not Spa World (best ever Korean spa on the planet — at least the one we’ve been too. But! our Seoul experience was still pretty cool.
We have some differences over what to consider the official start day of our trip. When someone asks – how long have you been traveling, Sergey announces that we have been on the road since 3 August, which is when we moved out of www.victorianinbloom.com in DC and became homeless; for Jenia, the trip started…
Enjoying some street food, at some festival, in the city hall area in Seoul, South Korea.
Checking out a Korean bbq restaurant in Seoul.
We are on a boat on the way to Korea, attempting to escape China’s Golden Week.
An excellent adventure to the Great Wall with our silent friends.
A quick glance on everyday life of one of hutongs(alleys) of Beijing, China.
On our last day in UlaanBaatar, around 10 pm we were happily packing up and making plans for our month long adventure in China. And then IT happened. An email popped into my mailbox: “I am sorry but we are at full capacity for the dates you requested.” Frantically, I searched for other guesthouses in…
Exploring the Temple of Heaven
Having a relaxing beer at the Summer Palace in Beijing, China
Made it to Beijing — which turned out not as scary as we thought!