Korea is probably not one of the most common travel destination, although the rise of K-POP might have shacked the things a little bit lately. In any case, when I was visiting South Korea I was one of the few non-Asian guys especially outside of Seoul. Running into another Westerner always triggered a “yes, I know how you’re feeling” expression
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During my recent visit in New Zealand, I’ve been delighted by great natural scenery and interesting architecture. This was particularly true in Wellington, its underrated capital. Seriously, if you ever go to New Zealand, do not miss Wellington where Maori and imperial cultures mix very… well (yes, I love alliteration). To do justice to Wellington, you will need at least
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New York was the first US city I’ve visited. It was May 2006 and I was going to visit my dear friend Luca who moved there a few years before. Since then, I’ve been in New York City for a fair amount of times, enough to be one of my favorite destinations and my favorite in the US (closely followed
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This is going to be my first post on Grateful Grapefruit and I’m truly excited. Christo and I shortly discussed the topics I could cover here and we agreed on something travel related. My greatest passion. Although I wanted to travel the world from day 1, my adventures started a bit later, when I visited Paris for the first time.
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