Seoul, South Korea (2017)

Seoul, South Korea (2017)

”Conscious that any visit these days could be my last, I’ve made a point on this sweaty saunter down memory lane of revisiting & photographing places & landmarks that I’ve photographed many times over the years. I’ve also gotten acquainted & photographed landmarks that weren’t even around when last I was. Dynamic Seoul – a city slogan – indeed.”

2014 || A Look Back

2014 || A Look Back

The usual amount of humming & hawing and second-guessing went into selecting 10 pictures from a year of travel & photography for 2014, another busy year in which I somehow managed to travel through 18 countries (but who’s counting?). And here they are,...
W Hotel, Seoul, South Korea

W Hotel, Seoul, South Korea

Launched in 1998 with the opening of the W New York, W Hotels & Resorts have grown into a chain of some 50 luxury hotels in 24 countries worldwide. Owned by Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, W hotels are generally marketed toward a younger crowd, sporting...
Suwon Hwaseong Fortress, South Korea

Suwon Hwaseong Fortress, South Korea

I’m on a bit of a UNESCO World Heritage site crusade on this, my latest trip to South Korea. I didn’t have much time to sightsee when here this time (I rarely do) and given my history with Korea I didn’t have much I wanted to see anyway. That said,...
National Museum of Korea, Seoul, South Korea

National Museum of Korea, Seoul, South Korea

I’ve been visiting the South Korean Capital of Seoul on & off since early 2003. I even lived in the city full-time for a period of almost 3 years. However, prior to yesterday I had never so much as laid eyes on the city’s National Museum of Korea, the...
Gangnam, Seoul || iPhotography

Gangnam, Seoul || iPhotography

I’m back in Seoul, South Korea, my second home. It’s a year since I’ve been here. This time around Dynamic Seoul has thrown up many emotional changes & a few physical ones. Only small ones mind, & not many. I’m beginning this year just...
Changdeokgung, Seoul, South Korea

Changdeokgung, Seoul, South Korea

Changdeokgung Palace is one of the Five Grand Palaces built by the Kings of the Korean Joseon Dynasty (1391-1897) but the only one to have attained UNESCO World Heritage status. It was constructed in 1405, the fifth year of the 3rd King Teajeon’s reign....
Jongmyo Shrine, Seoul, South Korea

Jongmyo Shrine, Seoul, South Korea

The Jongmyo Shrine, in the Jongno district of the South Korean capital of Seoul, is a shrine complex, the last of its kind in Asia, the supreme shrine of the state where tablets of royal ancestors, typically kings & queens, are enshrined & where memorial...
A Doubly Long February 2013 Day

A Doubly Long February 2013 Day

After living a double long February day, the reward at the end of it all was to be back on warm Waikiki Beach in Oahu, Hawaii.

Seoul, South Korea (2013)

Seoul, South Korea (2013)

It’s 11 p.m. on February 25, 2013. I’m in Seoul, South Korea. I’ve been here, somewhere I know and love all too well, since mid-January but my latest departure from Korea is fast approaching – in some 15 hours I’ll be on a flight to...

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