#medical korea #Korea glasses Perhaps you've seen the viral videos with easy and cheap prescription glasses services in South Korea. Is it really so great? Let's take a look. Getting prescription glasses and contacts in Seoul is indeed easy and fast. However, most outlets are akin to shopping at LensCrafters in the US, by which I mean there are limited styles. If you find something that suits you, by all means go for it. And if you need contacts, you can get them at a very re

The food in Korea is varied and delicious! Worried about spice levels? We got you covered. Anything Sarah can handle, you can. Below we...

Check out our blog posts for specifics on Dermatology Korea , Things to Do in Seoul , Food , and Buying Eyeglasses and Contacts . Seoul...

#medical korea #dermatology #korean facial #allergy test Wondering how to take advantage of the high-quality low-price medical care in...

Note that Google does not really work in Korea. You can use it to find locations, but navigation is difficult/impossible. Apparently...

Gulf Shores, AL delivered just the beach vacation we wanted. We were there on Memorial Weekend and still had plenty of space on the beach...

If you are headed to Pensacola, odds are you have business with someone on the military base there, Naval Air Station + Corey Station. In...

Running in Istanbul We stayed in a hotel near Taksim Square, so I did all my running near there.  I started near Taksim Square and then...

Sevilla Sevilla (Seville) is a pretty flat city. The Guadalquivir river flows through the city and kind of folds over itself so that...

I ran in both Kyoto and Tokyo. See below for more info about running in those cities. Running in Kyoto There are two places in central...

Money As of this writing (March 2025), the exchange rate is 20 Pesos to the US dollar. While sit-down restaurants and most stores accept...

I often write about how difficult it is to run in a big city; Mexico City is no different. However, there are several places where you...

We booked a one-day trip with Mahsa from Journeys Beyond the Surface and were very happy we did; we told her we wanted to visit artists...

1 National Anthropology Museum The National Anthropology Museum is located in Chapultepec Park and is a great way to learn about the...

Street Food Don't be afraid to eat on the street! There are so many choices, and all of them are inexpensive enough that experimentation...

Wine and Liquor One of the main draws of this area is the famous wine. We scheduled a wine tour which you can read more about on our page...

For information about the add-ons we did on the same day in Doi Inthanon Park and the surrounding area, see our page 12 Things to do in...

​1) Heian Shrine (Heian-jingu) This is a large temple complex in Higashiyama north of Yasaka-jinja built in 1895 to commemorate the...

Water : The tap water is safe to drink and tasty . It is ok to order tap water in restaurants. Usually "tap water" was understood. We...

The top things to do in Ljubljana and nearby (because one of the items is Lake Bled). We highly recommend number 8 for anyone interested...