After a very long trip, almost 19 hours of travel: from lome to addis-ababa 6 hours and from addis to seoul 12 hours... i arrived at sunset at incheon airport then taxi to seoul city. when i finally got my room and starting to rest, right in the middle of the night, i heard screams and smell smoke in my not so deep sleep. here we all were (11 peopl

Last part. there is a lot to visit in seoul and its area. the dmz is interesting to see if you are interested in geopolitics and actually, it is quite easy to visit as there are different organized tours. i 'm not going to talk about the temples or palaces because it's one of the requirements when you travel to asia (according to me). in seoul we h

One thing i like the most when i travel beside visiting museums is to go to a religious place, especially in asia. i have something with temples that soothe me, bring me peace and strength. i feel regenerated. i am not a buddhist but i have to admit there is a "power" of easing tension in buddhism or let's meditation that i can not deny. while in b

Deers and bears, almost 3 years i haven't written anything here! a lot happened: personal matters, life and i somehow lost my motivation for blogging. those past years i have traveled but nothing exciting or new: back and forth between togo and france. now i am back to my own self and of course, i have something to share. this past august, i went t

The answer is so much!! there is everything for everyone's taste and interest. personally, i was more about the culture and the food but also cosmetics. the 3 of us were about discovering and being immersed in the city's life. seoul is huge and of course, there are some very touristic attractions that had been done and others hadn't. first of all m

Instead of making a whole 3 weeks sum up into a day by day or week by week entry, i will just choose a theme for each post. and, of course, my first theme is about food. do i have to explain how korean food is good, refine and healthy? of course, there is the usual western junk food but there is the korean / asian one too. and i have to admit insta

I just remember that i have started this blog 10 years ago!! primarily because i was living in china and it was a much easier way to keep in touch with family & friends than facebook. then i kept it alive (more or less) following my inspiration and my travels. not really for the likes nor the views, i just wanted to have a trace of where i have bee

A small aparté from korean adventures, i spent a couple of days in benin. a simple getaway to ease tension and have a break from my routine. i have to admit cotonou but mostly porto-novo got my attention. in 2 days what was to do? first visit foundation zinsou, one of the engines of art promotion in benin. they have that exhibition on wax and thei

Being in seoul and not enjoying the han river is missing a part of the beauty of the city. there is a trail for walks and any type of outdoor activities as the possibility to do kayak and others on the river. crossing the banpo bridge leads us to the floating islands (artificial islands) where at night people come to enjoy the weather and the water

Like i said in my previous post, temples are a staple in my trips in asia. the 3 we had visited were in busan as we kept seoul strictly for "leisure" and shopping. here a small video with me enjoying the countryside on our trip to bulgulksa. the last one we visited there was the yonggungsa temple. i had mixed feelings about this one: the positive a