Travel

Listed roughly in order of importance. Let me know if I missed any important ones! If you live in Korea (and have a Korean bank account and phone plan), then see my companion post, Useful Apps for Residents of South Korea. Essential Papago | 파파고 The picture to translation feature might be the most critical one here! To me the English <-> Korean translations are much more natural than Google Translate. (Japanese and Chinese, as well). ...

In January of this year, I set out for semi-permanent traveling with only two* backpacks: A Goruck GR1 26L, and a Goruck GR2 40L. Prior to setting out I had done a -lot- of research, and made a detailed spreadsheet (down to the gram) of what I’d be taking. It’s not too bad I think, although the gorucks are more weighty than I’d like. * Including a daily bag. See EDC below. ...