Just another world from Ploy's view
As I have lived in Seoul for a little over a decade, I tend to find any reason to get out and see what is in the surrounding areas as much as possible. Particularly during the cooler months when sometimes the combination of polluted air and gale force winds tries to get on our nerves …
Tom N Toms Coffee (탐앤탐스) is one of the top-three largest coffeehouse chains in Korea. And if you have ever been to the country, you would have seen their shops popping up in any neighborhood both in and outside the city. In this post, I am going to single out one Tom N Toms Coffee …
When city name ‘Gwangmyeong’ is mentioned, the first thing that would pop up in my mind is IKEA. Because that is where the first store of the Swedish furniture making group was established in Korea and the store is always the main reason for me to visit the city. But not too long ago my …
Opened in March 2019 next to the Mamma Mia Cafe, the most popular pink cafe in Apgujeong neighborhood, but PERC SEOUL just came to my attention this spring when the fully-developed trees grown in its side yard were in full swing with flowers. PERC SEOUL is a two-story cafe with an outdoor terrace on the …
Greylab is a cozy coffee place located in Hapjeong-dong, a next-door neighbor to Seoul’s popular hipster hangout, Hongdae. I don’t know when it happened but Greylab has become my favorite cafe that I have to visit every spring as long as I live in Seoul. When it is not spring, the cafe may appear to …
It is June already and the sweating heat striking Korea hard keeps me daydreaming of taking a break and getting chilled somewhere far away and peaceful. This somehow reminds me of my last visit to Taean-gun, a beautiful county on Korea’s western coast. During the trip we took a rest at a cafe which turned …
Having seen many pictures online of a small but cute daisy field at Mahogany Coffee made me include Ganghwa-do into my flower hunting place this spring. We got a very good chance to visit the cafe on one of Korean national holidays, the Buddha’s Birthday. This year it was celebrated on May 19 which was …
Going for a sluggish stroll along the dividing line of Seoul is always the best favorite way of keeping my mind sharp! Han River, the fourth longest river on Korea Peninsula, is perhaps the most defining landmark in Seoul. There are more than 10 parks sit on its meandering bank where many fun seekers come …