https://www.brb-traveling.com A personal travel journal and photo diary — field notes, tips, and photos from Iceland, Finland, Norway, Taiwan, China, and Korea. en-us Daniel Choi https://www.brb-traveling.com/guides/iceland-south-coast-road-trip https://www.brb-traveling.com/guides/iceland-south-coast-road-trip A practical 3-day route from Reykjavík to the glacier lagoon — the waterfalls and black sand beaches worth stopping for, what driving in Iceland is actually like, and what to pack. Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.brb-traveling.com/guides/seoul-layover-itinerary https://www.brb-traveling.com/guides/seoul-layover-itinerary How to turn a long Incheon layover into a real night in Seoul — KBBQ, a jjimjilbang instead of a hotel, the Han River at night, and breakfast at Gwangjang Market. Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.brb-traveling.com/blog/china https://www.brb-traveling.com/blog/china Beijing duck, Chengdu hotpot, the Great Wall, and a country that runs on one app — the biggest culture shift in the shortest amount of time. Sat, 10 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://www.brb-traveling.com/blog/taiwan https://www.brb-traveling.com/blog/taiwan A last-minute week in Taipei that turned into the warmest stop of the year — midnight beef noodle soup, Elephant Mountain, a monsoon, and the kindest strangers anywhere. Sat, 15 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://www.brb-traveling.com/blog/korea https://www.brb-traveling.com/blog/korea Twenty-two hours in Seoul, treated like a sprint — KBBQ, a jjimjilbang, the Han River at night, and showing two friends the city my family is from. Sat, 08 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://www.brb-traveling.com/blog/finland https://www.brb-traveling.com/blog/finland I went to Finland for the SkySauna and Santa Claus Village, and stayed for the quiet — Helsinki saunas, Arctic Circle stamps, and a husky sled through complete silence. Sat, 14 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://www.brb-traveling.com/blog/norway https://www.brb-traveling.com/blog/norway Oslo, Bergen, and a fjord cruise that looks fake in person — plus a wordless gym session that proved the deadlift is a universal language. Sat, 20 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://www.brb-traveling.com/blog/iceland https://www.brb-traveling.com/blog/iceland Driving Iceland's south coast, where the scenery resets every twenty minutes — black sand beaches, glaciers, hot springs, and the best gas station food on the planet. Sat, 08 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMT