Travel Diary: Seoul, Korea

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First time trying out vlogging!! Thankful for a great travel fam. You can follow our travel pictures on IG with #ratchetroundtheworld 

Definitely turned up in part 2 and had major struggles. I don't know how Koreans do it! They typically come out and start partying around 12am and even at 6am, the streets are filled with people. Apparently, everyone goes home around 8-9am...and then goes into work at noon? What a different culture! I definitely appreciate the norm (or what appears to be normal for us) here. Out of all the countries I've visited in Asia, Korea takes the crown for the most consistently ratchet lifestyle. Anyway, hope these videos take you back in time to experience Seoul with us!! :)

Part I

Part II

Cali To Austin

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A few months ago, a few of my girlfriends decided to check out Austin together! We've been looking forward to this weekend for so long and now it has already come and gone. Recapping our awesome trip and hopefully provide some sort of guidance for future Austin visitors! :)

PART 1

Day 1:

We landed pretty late on Friday, so decided to just relax in our room and walk around downtown. We stayed at the Radisson, very convenient location - walking distance to Rainey St., 6th St., and you can also watch the bats from the balcony!

Our very first stop was Gourdough's Public House - famous for their delicious doughnuts! First time trying a savory doughnut sandwich!

Dirty Bird - Lemon Pepper Chicken w/Pesto

Dirty Bird - Lemon Pepper Chicken w/Pesto

We tried a few desserts - all delicious!

We tried a few desserts - all delicious!

Drinks in Austin are SUPER CHEAP! Shots are $3 and Cocktails were less than $8! HH HEAVEN!

Drinks in Austin are SUPER CHEAP! Shots are $3 and Cocktails were less than $8! HH HEAVEN!

Once the rain started dripping, we scrambled back to the hotel. Isn't our bed frame so adorable? :)

Once the rain started dripping, we scrambled back to the hotel. Isn't our bed frame so adorable? :)

Day 2:

Our first full day in Austin! We wanted to check off as many things on our itinerary as possible. And of course, we'd have to start our day with an amazing brunch! We decided to head to Snooze first and happened to see an adorable coffee shop next door called Picnik!!

Super cute, right?  Picnik was the perfect waiting area for Snooze! Before we know it, we got a text saying we're ready to be seated!!

We ordered various benedict and dessert samplers and honestly...everything was DELICious!!! Definitely one of my favorite brunch places now! We stuffed our faces and decided to head to Krause Springs. Food baby before bikini? We weren't thinking..

It was beautiful to say the least. So nice to get out of the city for once and just relax in all the "greenness". :)

Literally drove to this wall for pictures and left lol...it also started raining in this picture, but nothing ain't stopping us from basic pics!!! 

Literally drove to this wall for pictures and left lol...it also started raining in this picture, but nothing ain't stopping us from basic pics!!! 

We couldn't decide where to eat, so stumbled upon this taco truck called Torchy's Tacos which had surprisingly great reviews! Austin has super cute food trucks everywhere and we've been itching to try! It was super good!!

Super cute sitting area to keep us out of the rain. :)

Super cute sitting area to keep us out of the rain. :)

One of the best queso I've ever had! They melted avacado into the hot cheese! :O

One of the best queso I've ever had! They melted avacado into the hot cheese! :O

Next stop, DESSERT TIME! Girls can't live without dessert!! Off to Lick's Honest Ice Creams! :)

I love how they put their flavors on little index cards! Details matter!

I love how they put their flavors on little index cards! Details matter!

Their flavors change every day, but my top pick was the Back Porch iced Tea! :)

Their flavors change every day, but my top pick was the Back Porch iced Tea! :)

View from our hotel! Doesn't it just take your breath away? Austin is known for sighting bats at this bridge around sunset. We were lucky enough to be able to see it from our hotel, but they basically fly out from under the bridge. It looked like th…

View from our hotel! Doesn't it just take your breath away? Austin is known for sighting bats at this bridge around sunset. We were lucky enough to be able to see it from our hotel, but they basically fly out from under the bridge. It looked like thousands of them!

After a full day of festivities, we ventured off to 6th Street for our first night life experience in Austin! It was super crazy and tons of promoters trying to get you inside, but free drinks at every bar was not so shabby! Definitely reminded me of college. You can watch our full experience in the video below! Part Two coming soon! :)