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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Postcards & Places

#postcardfrom day 16 | Klondike Rib & Salmon is a Whitehorse institution, so of course we had to go. Ribs and salm…… https://t.co/h275YoYNiN
about 2 hours ago
Postcards & Places

So...always wear a helmet when horseback riding 😬 #lessonoftheday
about 4 hours ago
Postcards & Places

LOUD fighter jets over Whitehorse this morning ✈️
about 16 hours ago

#postcardfrom day 16 | Klondike Rib & Salmon is a Whitehorse institution, so of course we had to go. Ribs and salmon for Dad, wild elk stroganoff for me. #threeseasonvegetarian #summeromnivore 🌿🦌 #whitehorse #exploreyukon #explorecanada #restaurant #food #travel #summer #roadtrip

#postcardfrom day 15 | Carcross is a tiny village (pop. 289) with BIG art. Home to the Tagish First Nation, many buildings are beautified with art just like this one.
#carcross #exploreyukon #explorecanada #travel #summer #roadtrip #art #indigenous #streetart

#postcardfrom day 14 | There are valleys unpeopled and still;
There’s a land—oh, it beckons and beckons,
And I want to go back—and I will. - Robert Service, from "The Spell of the Yukon"

#dawsoncity #exploreyukon #explorecanada #robertservice #poetry #travel #summer #roadtrip

#postcardfrom day 13 | A little bit of history, a little bit of rock and roll. Enjoying Dione Taylor at the Dawson City Music Fest tonight after a day spent touring this historic city.
#dcmf #dawsoncity #exploreyukon #music #concert #travel #summer #roadtrip

#postcardfrom day 12 | The Dempster is easily one of the most beautiful drives I've ever done. The mountains, the wildflowers, the lakes, the plains, the seemingly never-ending expanse of pure wildness. A spectacular, larger than life drive.
#dempsterhighway #exploreyukon #summer #spectacularNWT #exploreCanada #roadtrip #wildflowers #lake #mountains #nature

#postcardfrom day 11 | Flew into the beautiful little hamlet of Tukoyaktuk this morning. People here are eagerly awaiting the opening of the all-weather highway from Inuvik, scheduled for this fall, which should lower their cost of living.
#tuktoyaktuk #spectacularNWT #roadtrip #arcticocean #exploreCanada #travel #summer #viewfromabove #windowseat

#postcardfrom day 10 | Swam at the community centre pool. Went to the gym. Took in a show at the arts festival. Tried and failed again at getting some reindeer chili. Went to North Mart for groceries. Just another day in Inuvik.
#inuvik #spectacularNWT #exploreCanada #smalltown #summer #roadtrip #travel #bikes #blackandwhite

#postcardfrom day 9 | Sadly the restaurant was out of reindeer chilli so I settled for fresh fish tacos instead. And Eskimo donuts, of course.
#inuvik #spectacularNWT #exploreCanada #travel #foodie #summer #roadtrip

#postcardfrom day 8 | We learned about dogsledding today and I met these two champion dogs, Frank and Luke. They are, I'll say, full of energy. But that's how you win sprints!
The highlight of the day, though, was definitely our Arctic Games lessons - check out my stories! (PS The next Games will be held here in NWT in March 2018.) #inuvik #dogs #dogsledding #spectacularNWT #summer #roadtrip #travel #arcticgames

#postcardfrom day 7 | So this is what happens when Dad has the camera 🤦‍♀️ Anyway, we crossed the Arctic Circle, made it to the Northwest Territories, finished doing the Dempster, and are now having dinner in Inuvik. A good day!

#northwestterritories #exploreCanada #spectacularNWT #dempsterhighway #summer #roadtrip #travel