Melanie

July 24, 2009

South Korea

Seoul's "Love Motels"

Melanie

July 24, 2009

South Korea

Love Motel in Seoul

About Melanie

Melanie is an urban adventurer and outdoor explorer. Passionate about the creative arts — painting and photography, in particular — she finds travel endlessly inspiring. Melanie has lived abroad in both Africa and Asia, and is now based in Vancouver, Canada.

“One’s destination is never a place, but rather a new way of looking at things.”

— Henry Miller

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Melanie Ferguson

Postcards & Places

RT @globeandmail: Vancouver’s short-term-rentals deal with Airbnb a show of diplomacy https://t.co/3QcmjsN5CO From @GlobeBC
about 11 hours ago
Postcards & Places

#postcardfrom Seattle | Who knew gum was such an effective art medium? #seattle #washington #usa #trump #gum #art… https://t.co/hSeslqcctV
about 12 hours ago
Postcards & Places

RT @amybwang: 106 years ago this week, the Titanic sank, killing hundreds of passengers. Six Chinese men were among the survivors… https://t.co/R1ZLpL9Nfn
about 20 hours ago

#postcardfrom Seattle | Who knew gum was such an effective art medium?

#seattle #washington #usa #trump #gum #art #poster #travel #presidential

#postcardfrom Boeing | We toured the uncomprehendingly large Boeing factory in Seattle this afternoon. The biggest plane, the 747, has 6 million parts, all of which come together to create a machine that carries us halfway around the world in hours instead of days or weeks.
#seattle #washington #boeing #flight #factory #airplane #aircraft #travel #747 #flying

Getting crafty at my sister-in-law’s baby shower this afternoon. Can’t wait to become an aunt for the second time! 💕

#postcardfrom #vancouver #flowers #spring #crafting

#postcardfrom the Market
#publicmarket #seattle #washingtonstate #streetscene #alley #blackandwhite #urban #travel

#postcardfrom their last game | So excited I got to see the Sedins’ last game, and sooooo excited they scored/assisted the game-winning OT goal. Such magic. #WeAreAllCanucks 💚💙 #ThankYouSedins #GoodbyeSedins #Vancouver #Canucks #VancouverCanucks #GoCanucksGo #hockey

#postcardfrom Market Theater Gum Wall | Of course, I had to contribute to this weird Seattle attraction!

It all began in the early 1990s. Apparently, theatre patrons began sticking their gum (and coins) to the wall as they waited. Some even made creative gum sculptures. Theatre workers eventually gave up trying to keep the alley clean.
More than twenty years later, in November 2015, the city scrubbed the whole thing down to steam clean the bricks. The Seattle Times reports that it took workers an estimated 130 hours to fill 94 buckets with 2350 pounds of gum.
But now the wall is well on its way to returning to its former glory!
[2nd pic 📸: @meganintheair]
#seattle #usa #pikeplacemarket #gumwall #travel

#postcardfrom dinner | When you’re hungry and they toss seafood your way
#seattle #crabpot #dinner #food #seafood #travel

#postcardfrom downtown | A rare empty lot in Vancouver’s Gastown neighbourhood.
#gastown #vancouver #vancity #yvr #downtown #graffiti #abandoned #urban #travel #city

#postcardfrom Salt Lake City | I love a moody landscape from above.

#saltlakecity #airport #takeoff #viewfromabove #lake #windowseat #airplane #travel #landscape #clouds

#postcardfrom Ecuador | Our bus driver hung his rosary from the rearview mirror, praying for safe travels on the road ahead.
#ecuador #southamerica #rosary #travel #prayer #bus #religion #faith