Author: Claire
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Heart and Seoul
I’ve been in Korea for four months now. In that time, I’ve enjoyed bits and not enjoyed other bits but I certainly haven’t had the experience of falling in love with the place which others sometimes talk about. This past weekend, I went to Seoul to spend time with an old friend and do some…
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Rose-tinted glasses
A post with this title could so easily be a meandering consideration of how everything South African seems brighter and better and more magical through the nostalgia of being stuck, and yes I often feel stuck, half-a-world away. In fact, it isn’t. It’s a post about my newest acquisition – a pair of sunglasses.
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Autumn colours
All of this is still not enough, however, to detract from the glorious autumn colours that have finally set the city alight in a beautiful blush of reds and yellows and oranges. Yesterday, I went downtown to one of my favourite parks (Gukchae Bosang Park) to see the trees in their autumn glory.