South Korea has been gearing up for the Olympics in a variety of ways both small and large. Incheon is now broken up into two large terminals and there's a new train line that leaves from Incheon and continues all the way to the Olympics which is hosted on the other side of the country. [...]
Finding something to do for Christmas in Seoul can be daunting. Especially if you put off making reservations for a dinner. I actually didn't end up doing any dinners this year. Instead a friend visited and it was their first time in Seoul so we went and saw the Seoul Christmas Festival, which started in [...]
Every year on the main road of Itaewon there's a global village festival. Restaurants from throughout the neighborhood set up booths so you can walk down the street and try food from all over the world. There's performances, cultural events, a parade, and an insane amount of people, more so then even usual, in Itaewon. [...]
This last weekend brought flower festivals to Seoul in multiple locations, one being at Jungnang-gu 중랑구 around the rose tunnel. The Rose tunnel is along Jungnangcheon stream and can be reached from subway line 7 station Meokgol (exits 7,6 or 5) or station Junghwa (exits 4 or 3). You don't have to go during the Rose [...]
After dinner we headed to Duryu baseball park to get a spot for the festival. The lantern festival is in celebration of Buddha's birthday, and kicks off the celebrations a bit early. (The date for Buddha's birthday changes depending on where you are, in Korea it's the 8th day of the 4th month of lunar [...]
I love Autumn. I love the change in colors in the trees, the local apple orchards preparing for visitors and making all sorts of goodies for guests to snack on, and pie. Making pie in South Korea isn't easy. Oven's are not really a thing. I have a conventional oven, but I don't quite trust [...]
I spent about a week in Tokyo visiting friends. I was able to stay with a friend in their old fashioned tatami mat styled apartment outside of Tokyo. While I spent a disproportiante amount of time in Shibuya compared to anywhere else I had a lot more fun this time then last year. To get home I [...]
In the spirit of last minute trips (or at least me being told about them last minute) my coworkers told me we were going to go see cherry blossoms. I didn't know that there were any nearby but had spotted some behind the school so I figured after school we'd all just walk among those [...]
Out in the mountains of Gapyeong is a surprisingly big town, with pensions of all kinds, cafes, and restaurants. It was really surprising to suddenly find ourselves in a somewhat dead but lively town. Maybe it was the wrong season, or Sunday's aren't particularly busy, but there were little to know people around and traffic was [...]
In Seoul there is a lot to see and do for the Lotus Lantern Festival. However if you don't want to/or can't stay downtown for the weekend you have to pick and choose. The Lotus Lantern Festival happens in early May in celebration of Buddha's Birthday. A friend and I picked the parade. The parade [...]
