Every now and again there comes a time in every expat’s life when you want or need something from your home country. And there’s always that moment shortly thereafter when you cry a little bit inside about the fact it’s going to cost an arm and a leg in order to have a friend or […]
Happiness radiates like the fragrance from a flower, and draws all good things toward you. – Maharishi Mahesh Yogi Have a special someone in South Korea? Ever wanted to send them a present or some flowers but had no hope of navigating a Korean florist’s website? Welllll you, my friend, are in luck! There […]
Has there ever been a place that you’ve REALLY want to go to, no matter the reason? Do you have the indescribable desire to seek out a specific adventure? We all thought of our big travel dreams and thought we’d share our goals. Where do you want to go in this crazy ole big world? […]
I had always wanted to study abroad, it was one of my requirements for any college I applied to: they had to have a study abroad program. So it was always on my radar, even though I had never been out of the country (minus to the Caribbean) before. What I didn’t expect was how […]
Wine is language on the lips… ~ Virginia Wolf That’s the tagline for Vineworks, an interactive wine tasting company and, frankly, lifestyle, owned and operated by Ian Ashworth in the trendy area of Hongdae. It’s more than learning about wine pairings; it’s about pairing wine with people, it’s about stories and homemade recipes, and it’s […]
“Sherlock Meets Turing”… that was the tagline for The Bletchley, a pop-up cocktail bar in London by Lollipop. They’re an events company which also brought ABQ, a pop-up cocktail bar based off of the hit TV series Breaking Bad, that welcomed guests to “cook up” their own cocktails using molecular science. The Bletchley, named after […]
The first thing to know about getting a tattoo in Korea is that it’s most likely illegal. How’s that for an opening line? See, tattooing is only legal in Korea if the tattoo artist is a licensed doctor, as they’re the only ones allowed to legally handle needles of any kind. Now, there are PLENTY […]
Throughout the whole Muggle’s Guide to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter series, we’ve received a number of comments on our outfits. Alston and I tend to dress up in some fashion whenever we go to parks, be it as Mickey and Minnie Mouse, BB8 & R2D2 a la 1920s, or a very casual Minnie Mouse […]
In Korea there are a plethora of themed cafes to choose from, be it a phone decorating one or a sheep one or an airplane based one. But there was one cafe hidden away in Gangnam that was a MUST destination for us here at The Nerdventurists. The Sherlock cafe. You see, Sora and Kristina […]
When you take the train from King’s Cross at The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios Orlando, you’ll end up in Hogsmeade, the perpetually snowy village at the base of Hogwarts. And when you wander through Hogsmeade you’ll end up at the base of Hogwarts Castle. The main attraction over on the Islands […]
