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What a difference 1 week can make. And it wasn’t even that much of a productive week, really. Exactly 1 week ago I published my ‘first travel blog’ so to say, where I explained my reasons for feeling quite...
Happy New Year! Yes, today is Lunar New Year’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,...
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...
South Korea, the country of kimchi and K-pop. But what else do you know? In this blog I’ll give you the basics of South Korea for first time travelers. Think: basic geographics, history, culture &...
You have booked your first vacation to Korea. You probably know the basics about the country, the customs, the history and maybe you even know some Hangul. But what when you need to ask where the restroom...
Korean made movies, series and documentaries, or in short K-content, on Netflix. Have you ever watched any? If not, you are among the few left. TUDUM, a blog page made by Netflix, reported more than 60%...
With Netflix also starting with producing K-dramas in 2019, K-dramas became even more accessible for foreign audiences. Honestly, watching a Korean drama for the first time was quite a shock. Logical if...
In my previous blog about Samsung an introduction is given into the term ‘Chaebol’. If you are totally new to the concept of Chaebol, I recommend reading that blog first. As the largest Chaebol today Samsung...
In recent (and not so recent) years there has seemed to be an ongoing war between Samsung and Apple on who makes better smartphones. As a K-pop fan I feel it’s quite logical that I would be more of a Samsung...
As a k-pop fan in the Netherlands, where k-pop is not one of the most popular genres per say, not many peers will agree with me when I tell them k-pop songs are ‘good’ or ‘worth a listen’. Or they will...
Welcome! You have reached the first ever blog on my blog page. Today is 19 January 2024, 1 day after the last day at my job, about 6 months after booking my flight to South Korea and a flight back 3 months...
