2018, you were good @ Parc de Montjuïc, Barcelona, Spain, December 31, 2018
2018, you were good People say happy new year to one other. Fireworks are shot into the sky. Many people party until late into the night. People seem happy but happiness has not been something that could best describe what I feel around each year’s end. It is the time to say goodbye to a good old friend, i.e., the year itself, and I am not too excited to throw a party right after I see my friend off. Well, the years may be just some...
On Moving Back to Hometown, with Patricia
Last month, I had the pleasure to listen to the stories of Patricia in Logroño, Spain. In this footage, she talks about what it was like to move back to her hometown and what she learned from the experience. @ Logroño, Spain, November 5, 2018
staying fit on the road @Cabo Vidio, Asturias, Spain, November 7, 2018
The fact that I’m constantly on the road means that it’s tough to maintain some daily routines. And that applies to working out on a regular basis. In fact, I believe working out is essential for traveling for a long-term because it keeps you healthy and gives you energy for continued adventures. But not every small town has a gym, and gyms can be quite expensive anyways to use on a daily basis. In fact, I had been using a ‘home gym’ even before traveling, by...
Less touristy cities @puente Viejo, murcia, Spain, November 17, 2018
Compared to the previous cities – Granada and Madrid, Murcia is much smaller and definitely less touristy. Google says the most popular attraction is the Murcia Cathedral, but I cannot care less about cathedrals these days – there always have been and there always will be cathedrals. So I came to the Old Bridge of the city, constructed in the mid 18th century, and I watched the locals jogging around it Less touristy cities usually lack ‘things to see’, which people find beautiful or interesting. Maybe...
Memory of Asturias @Cabo Vidio, Asturias, Spain, November 7, 2018
Cabo de Vidio, Asturias Between the Vasco region and the Galicia region of Spain, I needed to drive through the Asturias region. When I realized this, I wanted to get to know the region at least for a couple hours although my itinerary was already quite tight. The name Asturias is special to me, because it is also the name of the famous classical guitar piece composed by Isaac Albeniz of Spain. And that was why the name of the student guitar club at my undergraduate...
Albergue Santuario Nuestra Señora de Magallón, Leciñena, Spain, November 4, 2018
After a long and sweet break in Barcelona, I hit the road again. The first destination of my Iberian adventure was Zaragoza. To be exact, it was a very small town in the North of Zaragoza, Leciñena, with about one thousand habitants. In part, I was drawn to the unique hostel there. It was inside the 800-year-old sanctuary on the top of a hill. Being so old, the place has a long and complicated history. To the extent that I understood, the place was initially involved...
Hector (Spain) @ Barcelona, Spain, October 28, 2018
Hector is one of my friends living in Barcelona, but he’s the only one who’s born and raised there – a native Catalan! When we met the last time in Washington D.C., I was the resident and he was the visitor, and this time it was the other way around. Recently I had been educating myself on the complex nature of the relationships among different communities in Spain, not to mention on the recent developments between Madrid and Catalonia. Hearing about a local’s perspective was both...
Three colors of Tenerife @ Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, October 23, 2018
Playa de Torviscas, South Tenerife Teide National Park, Central Tenerife San Cristobal de La Laguna, North Tenerife Three colors of Tenerife Canary islands is a Spanish archipelago, which is actually closer to West Sahara than continental Spain. Among other things, my general fondness for warm islands and the low-fare airline ticket helped me make the impulsive decision to visit there. In fact, the history of Korean immigration from the 1960s to 80s to La Palma, one of the seven main islands, had also intrigued me for...
This website chronicles Leebong’s journey around the world for 2+ years, for the time being. To find out more, see The Travel & The Why.
To catch me, see Itinerary.
Impressions Series
