Jalgalchi Fish Market

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On a rainy day two weeks ago, we took the train to Jalgalchi and went to the Fish Market there. We don’t have many pictures of the inside because the fish stall workers kind of scared us with their stares of death if we didn’t buy their fish.

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This is the fish market on the outside. The whole first floor are fish vendors who will filet your fish or crab or any other sea dweller after you purchase them. Upstairs are tons of restaurants where you can get raw fish or stews along with Soju of course. We decided to splurge and spend 30,000 (which really is splurging here) on lunch and had a nice array of raw fish, some free stew and a ton of sides. We had a great view of the water on the other side of the building
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 Outside of the Fish Market is a very long street selling similar items to inside and the food is less expensive. The women are definitely full of smiles here.

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We have no idea what these are below, but when bought, they are cut open and the insides are packaged for eating.

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The smell is not over powering (maybe my tolerance is high) there are fish of every size and color.

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How do you build a life around adventure and travel?

Intentionally and incrementally. Most families who live this way did not leap from conventional to adventurous overnight. They built remote work capacity, paid down debt, tested longer trips, and had increasingly honest conversations about what they actually want from their lives. The leap feels bigger from outside than from inside.

What does an adventurous family lifestyle actually look like?

Different for every family. For some it is long-term travel. For others it is weekend adventures close to home. What connects them is intentionality about how time is spent and a preference for experiences over accumulation. The version that fits your family is the right one.

How do you balance adventure with stability for kids?

By finding stability within the adventure rather than treating them as opposites. Routines, rituals, and family rhythms travel with you. Familiar foods, bedtime routines, and predictable family dynamics provide stability even when the location changes. Kids need consistency in relationships more than consistency in geography.

What has travel taught your family?

That people are fundamentally similar across cultures in what they want for their families. That comfort zone is a smaller circle than it feels from inside. That the things worth having in life require effort and discomfort to get. And that time together doing hard interesting things is the most reliable source of family closeness.

How do you handle the pressure to live conventionally when you have chosen differently?

By getting clear on why you made the choices you made and returning to that clarity when the outside noise gets loud. Most families living unconventionally describe an initial period of explaining themselves that gradually gives way to just living the life. The explaining becomes less necessary as the results become visible.


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