Korean Island-Hopping

We all need to get some fresh air once in a while, and there really are those times when we feel like we can source it from anywhere but the city. The urge to escape from the hussles of city life therefore arises. While I still think that the Philippines owns the best island spots in the world, I recently found out that South Korea has pretty decent islands to go on trips, too. Island tripping is just perfect, in time for my fave spring season! I mean hello, I need a break from the long overdue winter freeze!

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Biking in Korea

Statistics Korea recently reported that bicycle prices in the country has risen 21% YoY, as the public’s interest in exercise grows and the economic recession that still plagues automobile sales is keeping the prices of cars at lower rates. There has also been an apparent increase in demand for bikes made out of the people’s desire in achieving a healthier and eco-friendlier way of living.

I find this an interesting piece of information and see it as a faint sign of how economic and environmental challenges are moving us more to consider a shift in our lifestyles. For one, I have never seen the world banner this much on reducing carbon emissions, and bicycles present a simpler and fuel-less way of providing transportation. Not only that, bicycles help us keep up with our physical fitness by giving us the right exercise for our legs. In Korea, where I have temporarily been spared of seeing dark car exhausts, breathing fresh air while biking may also prove to be healthier...

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