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/korea-packing-list/ Tue, 14 Oct 2025 13:18:59 +0000 https://grrrltraveler.com/?p=86749   Most people know about Korea through K-drama, K-pop and flawless skincare ads. Korea is a fashion forward country where young to old, everyone puts their best foot forward to make a good impression. There’s historical temples, wonderful hiking spots and delicious food everywhere you turn. But what to pack for Korea travel? I lived...]]> 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/travel-essentials-for-seoul-part-1-of-2/ https://grrrltraveler.com/travel-essentials-for-seoul-part-1-of-2/#comments Sat, 30 Jan 2016 11:59:02 +0000 http://grrrltraveler.com/?p=47633 Travel Essentials for Seoul (Part 1 of 2) Getting ready to travel to Seoul? Seoul is a bustling cosmopolitan city. It’s the home of Korean drama, K-pop, theme cafes and a lot of cool modern technology (ya don’t want to miss out this one!). I absolutely love Seoul. It is one of my favorite international...]]> https://grrrltraveler.com/travel-essentials-for-seoul-part-1-of-2/feed/ 5 https://grrrltraveler.com/medical-tourism-thailand-going-to-a-hospital-in-chiang-mai/ https://grrrltraveler.com/medical-tourism-thailand-going-to-a-hospital-in-chiang-mai/#comments Thu, 10 Dec 2015 18:22:01 +0000 http://grrrltraveler.com/?p=47333 Medical Tourism Thailand: Going to a hospital in Chiang Mai I haven’t been on social media this week, because I got sick.. and then I went to the hospital in Chiang Mai… Aah, part of the fun reality of travel.  This was my inspiration for sharing my experience in medical tourism in Thailand. When I...]]> https://grrrltraveler.com/medical-tourism-thailand-going-to-a-hospital-in-chiang-mai/feed/ 1 https://grrrltraveler.com/polyglot-plights-with-multilingualism/ https://grrrltraveler.com/polyglot-plights-with-multilingualism/#comments Wed, 09 Sep 2015 05:47:05 +0000 http://grrrltraveler.com/?p=46873 Polyglot: My Plights with Multilingualism . I love learning languages, but is there a problem with learning too many languages? Firstly, I’m not here to speak as a professional polyglot. I am not fluent in any other language than English. But I have learned several languages along the way to the point where either I...]]> https://grrrltraveler.com/polyglot-plights-with-multilingualism/feed/ 4 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/fantastic-places-in-korea-no-one-visits/ https://grrrltraveler.com/fantastic-places-in-korea-no-one-visits/#comments Mon, 16 Mar 2015 14:01:16 +0000 http://grrrltraveler.com/?p=45721   Every country has spots that feel like best kept secrets.  Perhaps it’s fallen out of sight due to larger and more popular tourist sites, its countrymen have overlooked it or it’s just never called attention to itself. Today’s guest post comes from Julio Moreno, a travel blogger and Korea expat, who is obsessed with visiting and rating UNESCO...]]> https://grrrltraveler.com/fantastic-places-in-korea-no-one-visits/feed/ 28 https://grrrltraveler.com/eat-the-streets-odeng-%ec%98%a4%eb%8e%85-korea/ Wed, 19 Nov 2014 12:58:17 +0000 http://grrrltraveler.com/?p=45272