Ever Ben Abroad

I had a difficult time coming up with a clever caption here so this will have to do! Getting there: Getting here was very stressful. My...

It's been nearly a year since I have traveled out of the country. Finally, thanks to vaccines and restrictions becoming looser, I can...

10. The People I am a people person. I enjoy talking to new people and making new friends. In Korea, it was difficult to have meaningful...

Okay maybe the title is a BIT misleading... but I did technically venture into Slovakia. Our group of friends decided to venture out and...

After some research on popular destinations in Hungary we decided to go to a place called Lillafured. There was a "castle" located there...

We left for Szentendre around 1:30pm. I made the mistake of not eating lunch before we left but my excitement to get out of the big city...

It feels like it has been forever since I have made a post here. Its been roughly seven months since I packed my suitcase and left Korea...

Our final stop on our trip was Krabi, Thailand. I was extremely excited for Thailand for one big reason... the chicken pad thai. In...

Anybody love Crazy Rich Asians? Believe it or not the movie was actually a pretty good representation of Singapore. We arrived in...

Finally! The time has come for my most anticipated vacation yet! We are very fortunate in South Korea to get two full weeks off of work...

Day 1: We started in Taiwan by grabbing coffee and some breakfast. We were very fortunate to have a hostel near Taipei main station. So,...

Mount Hua (Huashan): We started on the north peak and rode up by cable car. We made our way to the other peaks ( there is only one way)...

Terracotta Warriors: We began the day at a pottery place. Here they make terracotta warriors and a variety of other imitation pieces. The...

Joe and I left Daegu for China at 11:20pm. We touched down in China at 1:10am. Once we were off the plane we had to go to a machine to...

China had been on my radar since I first began looking for teaching jobs in Asia. I mean, the country is huge and manufactures a ton of...

Yes! Hiking Mount Fuji was huge on my list of things I wanted to do while living and teaching in South Korea. Due to close proximity the...

Okay fine, the title is a little deceiving. I recently had to make an impromptu trip to Seoul, South Korea for some Visa paperwork. More...

Medical tourism? Is that real? These were the questions that I was asking. I have worn glasses since I was in middle school. Many of my...

This has been the most disappointing trip I have ever had. Before coming to Korea, I had looked at Jeju and was dying to visit. From...

We took a spontaneous trip to Busan weekend. We hopped on a bus and rode roughly 2 hours before we eventually arrived in Busan. We...