Travel & Favorite Places

coco
2 min readJul 25, 2023

EUROPE

Germany — Berlin

  • Berghain (techno club)
  • Mauerpark Flea Market

Germany — Cologne (Köln)

  • Sixpark (bar that Callum Turner went to hehe)

UK — London

  • Richmond Park (Roehampton Gate, Callum Turner’s favorite spot in London lol)
  • Sage’s recs: London Eye, walking around Big Ben, Carnaby Street, Covent Garden, and watching the guard change at Buckingham Palace
  • La Famiglia (Tuscan restaurant, Callum Turner’s favorite restaurant? lol in Chelsea)

France — Paris

  • make sure to ‘activate’ Eurail pass before getting on train in the app
  • Musee Rodin
  • Musee d’Orsay
  • Musee National Gustave Moreau
  • best croissant: near the Maubert-Mutualite metro, 5th arr., boulangerie is called La Maison d’Isabelle; Mamiche, Tapisserie, Pain pain, Le pain retrouve, Cedric Grolet, Laurent Duchene, Boulangerie Utopie, Le pain et les idees, Le petit parisien, Babka Zana

Recs from Annie 소연언니:

  • Restaurants:
  • LouLou
  • Giraffe
  • Belle Epoque
  • Marc’o
  • Gigi
  • Costes
  • Kinugawa
  • Ebis
  • Bar des Pres
  • Epicure
  • Museums:
  • L’orangerie
  • Musée d’Orsay
  • Pompidou
  • Louvre

France — the South

  • Eze
  • Ville franche sur mer
  • Menton
  • Antibes
  • Cannes
  • Corsica
  • Biarritz
  • Hossegor
  • Saint Jean du Luz
  • Bidart
  • Guethary

Spain — Ibiza/the South

  • Nudo (‘not your average beach cafe’)
  • Es Vedrà — take a clifftop hike for spectacular views of this small rocky island off Ibiza’s southwest coast — a magical spot said to have healing powers.
  • Aigües Blanques beach — a beautiful, secluded spot popular with locals.
  • Jondal — book a seafood lunch at Jondal, set right on the beach in an idyllic cove.
  • Formentera — the smallest of the Balearic islands is just 40 minutes by boat from Ibiza.
  • Playa del Mago

Spain

The Netherlands — Amsterdam

  • Rent a boat on the canal and stop off at different restaurants along the way. Keep your eye out for traditional Dutch bites such as bitterballen (meatballs) and kroketten (croquettes). The poffertjes (tiny Dutch pancakes) are also not to be missed.
  • Restaurant De Kas

Italy— the South

  • Le Sirenuse, Positano
  • Cala Capreria — Riserva Dello Zingaro

ASIA

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My Seoul Recommendations/Favorites

  • 옥루몽 (팥빙수)
  • 아차산매운떡볶이 (rosé and regular)
  • 이이요 (연어후토마끼)
  • 백년옥 (야채두부비빔밥, 해물파전, 호박전)
  • 르빵프레 (바닐라큐브, 감자빵)
  • 빵드램 (떡 들어간 빵)
  • 크레이트커피 (한남)
  • 반포한강공원 (치맥, 라면, 분수쇼)
  • 광장시장 도넛
  • 경복궁
  • 창덕궁 후원
  • 북촌한옥마을
  • 더현대 (호우섬 솥밥, 슈퍼말차)
  • 서울숲 (로우와이드)
  • 카페 어니언 (안국, 성수)
  • 송화산시도삭면 (가지튀김)
  • 청수당 (종로? 가로수길)
  • 플록
  • 란짠타부리
  • 생어거스틴 (풋빳퐁? 커리)
  • 서관면옥 (들깨막국수)
  • 남산

My OC Recommendations/Favorites

  • Baja Fish Tacos (Laguna Niguel, shrimp tacos and pinto beans)
  • Driftwood Kitchen (Laguna Beach, great views/ambience and food)
  • Active Culture (Laguna Beach, great salad/bowls and froyo)
  • Grill Hut (Laguna Niguel, chicken kebab plate)
  • Hironori Craft Ramen (Irvine, ramen and pork bao buns)
  • Urban Plate (steak mango salad)
  • H2O Poke (Tustin)
  • Garlic and Chives (Garden Grove)
  • Nick’s (Laguna & San Clemente)
  • Thuyen Vien (Vegan Vietnamese in Anaheim, pumpkin curry)
  • Board & Brew Sandwich (special sauce)
  • Pho Ba Co (our fam’s go-to for pho)
  • Mendocino Farm (super? salad)
  • Hidden House Coffee (old San Juan, coffee and almond croissant)
  • Los Agaves (Mexican, Santa Barbara)

Quebec/Montreal

  • La Bûche (brunch and live music)
  • St-Viateur bagels
  • Le Casse-Crêpe Breton

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