Hi! My name is Anne

I  will be traveling to South Korea* from March โ€“ May 2024. Are you interested in my (blog)stories and experiences or โ€“ more generally โ€“ Korea, the Korean wave or K-products? Then you have come to the right place!

* When the term โ€˜Koreaโ€™ is used on this website, it refers to South Korea specifically, unless stated otherwise.

LATEST BLOGS

Travel blog
Travel blog #2: Korea 2024 D-13
What a difference 1 week can make. And it wasnโ€™t even that much of a productive week, really. Exactly 1 week ago I published my โ€˜first travel blogโ€™ so to say, where I explained my reasons for feeling quite...
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Lunar new year
What is Lunar New Year?
Happy New Year! Yes, today is Lunar New Yearโ€™s day. For those not familiar with Asian cultures, maybe not a holiday that is top of your mind. So let me quickly explain the basics of Lunar New year,...
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Travel blog #1: Korea 2024 D-24
Travel blog #1: Korea 2024 D-24
There are 24 days left before getting on a plane to a foreign country where I am not fully familiar with the language or culture or know my way in. Safe to say: stress has been kicking in these past few...
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Frequently asked questions

I love this question, as I put quite some thought into the name. When I was planning my trip to Korea I knew one thing for sure: I wanted to keep my family and friends up to date during my trip and immediately thought of writing blogs as it has been a passion of mine since elementary school.

However, the only time I was used to using blogs at the time was for recipes, especially Korean recipes (keep this term in mind) as the internet was my main guide so far on K-pop, Korea in general and its culture and food. Since then a lot has changed and I have started following several travel bloggers and other travel content creators.

Additionally, I feel like the goal of this blog, mainly involving describing my interests and experiences, is kind of a recipe in the sense of an โ€˜absolute beginners guideโ€™ to enjoying some of the blogโ€™s topics, like: K-pop, Korean culture and traveling to Korea. And as my name is Anne and I immediately saw the opportunity in using my initial interest for blogs in a quirky way (befitting me, as people who know me might agree with me).

Befitting the theme of my blog, including the term that forms my initial introduction to blogs and highlighting my name in it, I named my blog: Kore-An Recipe.

When I was planning this trip I knew one thing for sure: I wanted to keep my family and friends up to date during my trip and immediately thought of writing blogs as it has been a passion of mine since elementary school. Along the way I also saw the opportunity to develop my skills in online communication with blogging and extended my initial idea a bit by including SEO, web-building, affiliate programs and social media content.

Back in 2021 I was kind of at a crossroad: I was at the end of my studies, but I didnโ€™t really know what I wanted to do after that. I had worked at a store from the age of 15 after school hours, on weekends and in school vacations, but never used the money for anything. With my saved up money I decided to do something that was a bit out of my comfort zone: book a spontaneous trip.

At the time (october 2021) BTS had just announced their Permission To Dance in Los Angeles shows and I got a hold of some tickets. As a new fan I had never seen them live before and with the knowledge of the mandatory military service coming up for the BTS members, combined with the COVID-19 pandemic related restrictions for concerts, I was not sure if I would get the opportunity to see them live in my home country, the Netherlands anytime soon.

I took the chance and booked a 13-hour flight for a 6-day trip to Los Angeles. I met 4 amazing other fans in the hostel I was staying at, saw BTS live for the first time, visited some family close to Los Angeles and made some lifelong memories. In another twist of fate my sudden increase of interest in K-pop and Korea made me decide to do my master thesis about K-pop fan culture and eventually motivated me to work in Marketing after graduating. 

Everything combined in the end resulted in my next trip, which will be 3 months of studying in Korea. But if you want to know more about how that came to be, take a look at my story.

I'd love to hear from you!

Do you have any suggestions for future blogs or my website?

Do you want to collaborate? Or meet up (in Seoul)?

Donโ€™t hesitate and let me know!