A Day at the Han

I've been learning Photoshop.  Or rather, my boyfriend has and I've been watching him miraculously transform my dull photography with a few clicks of a mouse.

All these photos were taking at the Han River Park in Seoul, near Yeouido Station.  My friend and I spotted the pool on a tandem bike ride beside the river.  Can't wait to go check it out once it stops pouring with rain.

June in Instagram

June flew by.  The weather was perfect and I spent my weekends either chilling or exploring.  

July's monsoon season has now begun, as regular as clockwork, and I already want to go back to last month.

A collage of a sunny Sunday in Hongdae.

The last day of June brought miserable weather, making me cancel my beach trip : (

This is a new outfit I bought that cost me about 12 quid.  Shoes included.

Mandu (Chinese style dumplings) at the takeaway restaurant near work.

Delicious ice cream at a Patbingsu shop. The packaging lies: it wasn't really strawberry flavoured.

I went on a three day course to the mountains east of Seoul.  I managed to get in a tiny hike so it wasn't all bad.

Boyfriend outside a coffee shop.

A neon picture I took of a condom/ sex shop in Hongdae for Chinchagram.

A display at ALAND, the best chain shop in Korea.

My absolute dream bike.

All pictures are from my instagram @tallullahelle.

May in Instagram

An Americano outdoors. Trying to recreate some European vibez in my hood.

The quaint boat I had to get for my trip to Muuido, a sweet island off the west coast of Korea.

A shot of the audience absorbed in one of the films at a Future Shorts Film Festival some friends of mine put on in Gangnam, Seoul.

The river in Cheongju, the city my boyfriend lives in.

A shot of the river from another angle.

A faux vintage phone at Bar 14 in HBC, an expat village in Seoul.

A popping candy Korean ice cream and a glimpse of my friend Nick.

Suwon, the city I live in, from far away.  I chose a filter which makes it look like the Emerald City from the Wizard of Oz (still one of my favourite films).

A bright green bridge in Chuncheon, North of Seoul.  This is a beautiful area.

I found these birds outside a bike shop on a dusty day.  They didn't seem to have any purpose other than as a shelf for some cardboard boxes that had been laid on top of them.

Groovy sixties style tiles at Namtaeryeong Station, slightly outside of Seoul.  I love how this feels like a futuristic shot from an old film.

Can you see the rainbow effect in the sprinklers?

The cutest coffee cup you'll ever see.

Summer clothes are finally in the shops! I've gone a little crazy with my money lately.

Meat on the BBQ. Korea has an abundance of indoor BBQ restaurants where you cook your own meat. 

Muuido at dusk.

Graffiti in Hongdae, my favourite area of Seoul.

Roses in full bloom. Summer is definitely in full swing.

Double Exposure

I recently introduced my boyfriend to smartphone photography apps. This was a mistake.  My entire life now feels like it's being documented in a hazy, otherworldly glow.  Every time I look in the mirror these days I'm surprised I'm still a solid entity.

Aweh

One of my friends launched a website called Aweh last Saturday in Seoul.  The party was cool, it was at this tiny expat art gallery called the Laughing Tree Lab.  I love parties in obscure locations; it makes them way more interesting.

The party would have been interesting enough anyway. Lots of quirky art, people and music.  Because the Laughing Tree Lab is a compact venue, everyone spilled out onto the pavements in front of the venue, chilling out while drinking home brew and soju (Korean vodka).

Aweh is a super slick-looking website.  I've become obsessed with in the short time it's been on the internet.  The concept is simple: mini bios and interviews with creatives all over the globe.  I'm sure it's been done before and it'll be done again.  The difference is that the guys behind Aweh have such a good taste in all things subcultural and know how to make a website look aesthetically awesome.

Read my post about Aweh on Chincha!? and make sure you check out Aweh itself.