It’s that time of year again in Korea—the temples are dressed to the nines. Cloaked in rainbow lanterns and steeped in a kind of spiritual theatre that’s equal parts reverence and rock show. Lantern Festival season. And while the average person might head to the Instagramer/ Lantern inferno that is Samgwangsa in Busan, elbowing influencers out of the way for […]
The alarm hit just after 4 a.m., like a punch in the head from a night I never got to sleep through. I don’t remember getting up. I just remember moving — muscle memory, fueled by purpose and stale coffee. My gear was already packed. There wasn’t room for excuses. This trip wasn’t about fun or freedom — it was […]
I don’t get up to Seoul that often these days—maybe once or twice a year. It’s a sprawling, chaotic beast of a city, filled to the brim with tourists and wannabe influencers all running the same tired playbook. Yes, we get it—your CU Mart ramyeon, hazelnut-banana coffee, and film camera artfully arranged on a plastic table are pure aesthetic gold. […]