Who’s getting excited for the Winter Olympics 2018? Here’s our countdown! It will be held here in Pyeongchang, South Korea and infrastructure and logistical preparations had been going on since. Alpensia Resort is one of the major facilities hosting the Winter Olympics 2018 so my family vacationed at the resort on a summer and a winter… Read More Accommodation for the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics
Who doesn’t love shoes? The Handmade Shoes Street located at Seongsu-dong is a big reminder of the humble beginnings of Korea’s shoe industry. The handmade shoes industry started sprouting around Seongsu-dong in the 1990s. The area was the cheaper option for shoemakers after Myeongdong and Seoul Station’s very high rent for space. These days, it… Read More The Shoe Haven that is Seongsu-dong
With all the photos coming out of Nami Island this Autumn, it was tempting to head there, too. How different would it be from my previous trips to the small island? Nami hang-over… Hmmm… Time to plan for Winter in Nami? Hello, Winter Sonata! #NamiRomance #Nami #NamiIsland #WinterInNami #WinterSonata #WendyTravels A post shared by Wendyflor… Read More Autumn in Nami
News circulated in the Philippines via social media and major newspapers about the No-Visa entry that will be accorded to tour groups from the Philippines, Indonesia and Vietnam provided they enter the country through Yangyang Airport until April 2018 as part of the Korean government’s initiative to boost tourism for the incoming Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics. #Pyeongyang2018 preparation… Read More What’s the Catch Behind the No-Visa Entry Through Yangyang Airport?
These days are, arguably, the most tense in the Korean peninsula. The constant threat North Korea offers is a natural part of South Koreans’ daily living. The lone factor that magnifies the heightened alert is the arrival of US President Donald Trump today. Why do I say “lone factor”? Because, really! North Korea’s Kim Jong-Un,… Read More While the World Anxiously Looks, Residents go Touristy at the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ)
I am an Audrey Hepburn fan! My Instagram page obviously shows it: wendyflor_40. This popped up in my FB memories. Exactly a year ago, my friends and I were at Heyri Art Village. And I have always postponed blogging about it… Tsk tsk tsk! #HeyriArtVillage #VisitKorea #ChicStores A post shared by Wendyflor (@wendyflor_40) on Oct… Read More Dreamy at Audrey Hepburn Cafe
