09Jul201527Jun2017

How to Explore Korea’s 12 UNESCO Sites Like a Pro

Julio Moreno South Korea, Top 10 Style Lists, UNESCO World Heritage Site Pro Tips, South Korea, things to do in korea, UNESCO Sites, UNESCO world heritage site 4 Comments

When thinking of a cultural getaway, South Korea is often overlooked. As of late though, UNESCO has taken notice and in this year’s meeting, it has been granted yet another World Heritage Site to this tiny country. This bumps its total count to 12, making it one of the most World Heritage Site dense countries in the world. Yeah, I made that term up, but its true! Let’s take a brief look at all of them and hopefully it will convince you to leap ahead of the tourism bandwagon and book your flight to Seoul. As a bonus, I also added some pro tips to maximize your experience at each one.

04Jul201530Jun2015

Fifteen Factlets You Probably Didn’t Know About Me

Julio Moreno Personal, Top 10 Style Lists about me 0 Comment

As a way to celebrate the new look of this blog, I wanted to share a few things you might not know about me. I try not to make the habit of talking about myself often, but every once in a while, I guess it couldn’t hurt:

I prefer to travel by ferry more than any other form of transportation. I am sure part of it is that I feel safer. I always make sure to know where the life vests are in case of an emergency, and although the food is overpriced, I can’t help myself but buy a snack or two. This should be surprising given… Read more →

07Jun201527Jun2015

Another 10 Korean Words You Should NEVER Translate to English

Julio Moreno South Korea, Top 10 Style Lists korean, translations 16 Comments

Learning a new language is hard… REALLY REALLY hard. On top of all these new sounds you didn’t even know were associated with speaking, context is key. My Korean language studies have been a bumpy ride of miscommunication and mishaps. Here are another 10 words and phrases where it’s best to ditch Google Translate and read the long form explanation before you cause an international incident.

My first list is here.

03Jun201525May2015

35 K-pop Songs Vastly Superior to Gangnam Style

Julio Moreno South Korea, Top 10 Style Lists korean music, kpop 0 Comment

I know, I know. This might be the most out of date post ever. Not only are Gangnam Style and Psy not relevant anymore, but most of the songs on this list aren’t even new. Nevertheless, when that wretched (but admittedly catchy) song hit the airwaves, I couldn’t help but wonder why on earth THIS SONG became popular worldwide given how many better ones existed. Long story short, I just couldn’t let it go, and this list was already written down a long time ago, so what the hell. Here is my countdown of 35 K-pop songs which are better than Gangnam Style.

Note – Most videos have subs, in case you want to sing along.

35) Kara (카라) – Lupin (루팡)

34) Supreme Team (슈프림팀) – Supermagic

28May201529May2015

10 More Places That SHOULD be UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Julio Moreno Top 10 Style Lists Antelope Canyon, Aurora, Bagan, Batu Caves, Huaca Pucllana, Killing Fields, Meteor Crater, Rosetta Stone, South Pole, Taupo, UNESCO, World heritage sites 9 Comments

On a previous list, we looked at ten places I thought should be UNESCO Sites. Since then, one of the places on the list was actually inscribed as a World Heritage Site last year. I am not normally one to brag, but I guess China can thank me for Xi’an. That was all me, you’re welcome guys. Anyways, UNESCO tries its best, but there are still a ton of amazing places that, for one reason or another, have not been considered or were flat out rejected. Let’s explore 10 more of these places.

10) Meteor Crater (Arizona, USA) [Natural Site]