While in Seoul, we took a tour to visit the DMZ – an eye-opening and sobering experience. On the drive, our tour guide educated us about the DMZ and some of the history of Korea. He pointed out that South Koreans are educated in school about their history; and again during their mandatory time in […]
Browsing Month: August 2023
International Travel / Uncategorized
Gap Year Itinerary
We’ll update this post as we book our destinations and list sights we’ve visited. Detailed posts will trickle out over time. Nolan is posting his photos on Instagram and his drone videos on youtube. Japan: 2023Jul17 – Aug 13 Impressions: Orderly (hordes of people wait for buses and subways in loooooong queues), quiet (despite the […]
Activities / International Travel / Japan
$11 Haircuts in Japan
We were going to wait until South East Asia to get a cheap haircut, but when we saw $11 haircuts in Fukuoka, we decided to try it out. It was a unique experience to purchase our haircuts via a machine. Neil translated the flowchart of what was on offer and how to get your haircut.