https://grrrltraveler.com A Female Solo Travel Blog | It's not a vacation until you survive it! Fri, 06 Mar 2026 11:10:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://grrrltraveler.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/favicon.gif https://grrrltraveler.com 32 32 https://grrrltraveler.com/best-travel-skin-care-essentials/ Mon, 14 Sep 2020 12:38:27 +0000 http://grrrltraveler.com/?p=76050 What are travel skin care essentials do you take with you in your travels? Long haul flights and changing weather environments can wreak havoc on your skin. So I thought I’d share my a travel-inspired skin care essentials and beauty haul, which helps me stay camera ready when i’m travel and filming my youtube videos....]]> https://grrrltraveler.com/things-to-know-before-traveling-korea/ https://grrrltraveler.com/things-to-know-before-traveling-korea/#comments Fri, 05 Feb 2016 13:45:43 +0000 http://grrrltraveler.com/?p=47642   This post may contain affiliate links. Never leave home without travel insurance. Click for the travel insurance I use or check out this recommended trip insurance finder tool. Korean culture can feel very different for Western travelers.  Here’s 42 things to know before traveling Korea and things to know about Korean culture. To the outsider...]]> https://grrrltraveler.com/things-to-know-before-traveling-korea/feed/ 6 https://grrrltraveler.com/face-slimming-masks-in-korea/ https://grrrltraveler.com/face-slimming-masks-in-korea/#comments Sat, 25 Jul 2015 02:20:00 +0000 http://grrrltraveler.com/?p=46718 Test driving the Diamond V Face Slimming Mask review . Knowing the important alphabets can be integral in understanding beauty terms in Korea.  In fact, for some reason, many physical profiles reduced to an alphabet code. There’s “S-lines, V-lines, B-lines, M-lines, X-lines, D-lines, O-lines, etc…”.   Alphabets to Korean body types of beauty An S-Line body generally refers to...]]> https://grrrltraveler.com/face-slimming-masks-in-korea/feed/ 5 https://grrrltraveler.com/a-guide-to-korean-jjimjilbangs-%ec%b0%9c%ec%a7%88%eb%b0%a9-bathhouses-in-korea/ https://grrrltraveler.com/a-guide-to-korean-jjimjilbangs-%ec%b0%9c%ec%a7%88%eb%b0%a9-bathhouses-in-korea/#comments Fri, 17 Jul 2015 13:55:57 +0000 http://grrrltraveler.com/?p=46693 Watch my video guide to Korean Jjimjilbangs | Korean Bath house & Sauna   . While living in Korea, I fell in love with Korean jjimjilbangs (aka bathhouses in Korea)! So I put together a guide to Korean jjimjilbangs for foreigners.  The reason is that Koreans know how to make the spa experience naturally healthy,...]]> https://grrrltraveler.com/a-guide-to-korean-jjimjilbangs-%ec%b0%9c%ec%a7%88%eb%b0%a9-bathhouses-in-korea/feed/ 17 https://grrrltraveler.com/cool-things-to-buy-in-korea/ https://grrrltraveler.com/cool-things-to-buy-in-korea/#comments Thu, 10 Apr 2014 05:10:25 +0000 http://grrrltraveler.com/?p=42787   What are cool souvenirs to buy on your trip to Korea?  A while ago, I wrote a post on my top 5 favorite Korean souvenir gifts and they still hold true to today, with a few additions. Korea has a lot of cool things to buy. But sometimes it’s hard telling the difference between what’s...]]> https://grrrltraveler.com/cool-things-to-buy-in-korea/feed/ 19 https://grrrltraveler.com/panchan-korean-side-dishes/ https://grrrltraveler.com/panchan-korean-side-dishes/#comments Tue, 19 Mar 2013 04:40:30 +0000 http://grrrltraveler.com/?p=33410 I was in a restaurant in Korea Town with a girlfriend and before our meal could even arrive, the waiter brought out a handful of side dishes. What was this generosity? My friend explained to me that they it was common to Korean culture, that a meal came with side dishes (or 반찬 banchan) and they were free. Wait. Rewind.]]> https://grrrltraveler.com/panchan-korean-side-dishes/feed/ 5 https://grrrltraveler.com/top-5-fun-gifts-to-bring-back-from-korea/ https://grrrltraveler.com/top-5-fun-gifts-to-bring-back-from-korea/#comments Sat, 29 Dec 2012 06:33:56 +0000 http://grrrltraveler.com/?p=33221   On my recent trip to Korea, the subject of souvenir gifts weighed as a topic on my mind. What cool souvenirs from Korea should I get for friends and family? If you’re visiting Korea and shopping for holiday stocking stuffers or just bringing back some good ole souvenirs for friends and family, which won’t...]]> https://grrrltraveler.com/top-5-fun-gifts-to-bring-back-from-korea/feed/ 25 https://grrrltraveler.com/hello-kitty-cafe/ https://grrrltraveler.com/hello-kitty-cafe/#comments Fri, 23 Mar 2012 11:26:48 +0000 http://grrrltraveler.com/?p=9321 I have the honor to introduce my first guest post. Well, not really... When my mom was visiting me over the holidays, she vigilantly wrote a bunch of emails to my family back home. I'm posting a short excerpt of one of our cafe excursions. ;-) Enjoy!]]> https://grrrltraveler.com/hello-kitty-cafe/feed/ 16 https://grrrltraveler.com/state-of-art-technology-in-korea/ https://grrrltraveler.com/state-of-art-technology-in-korea/#comments Mon, 26 Sep 2011 20:26:24 +0000 http://grrrltraveler.com/?p=3413 People ask me what I love about living in Korea. One of the many things I'm always amazed by are the state-of-the-art things which make living there feel more efficient, easy and pretty darned cool. ]]> https://grrrltraveler.com/state-of-art-technology-in-korea/feed/ 24 https://grrrltraveler.com/funny-quirks-you-didnt-know-about-koreans/ https://grrrltraveler.com/funny-quirks-you-didnt-know-about-koreans/#comments Fri, 23 Sep 2011 20:54:29 +0000 http://grrrltraveler.com/?p=5671 Korean culture is often a dynamic and fun to observe. Most of the time, from a foreigners viewpoint, it offers interesting quirks which might leave you either scratching your head or speechless. 10 Mysterious things I've Learned about Koreans:]]> https://grrrltraveler.com/funny-quirks-you-didnt-know-about-koreans/feed/ 66