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Queer Links from the Week
TweetJust a few today...ILDA South Korean Feminist Journal: Love Held Back by Social Conventions The Women’s Road Movie Sisters on the RoadISPlus: Drama 오라라's Gay 송원근 is Dumped at the End (Korean)...
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The Koreans of Europe
TweetNo two cultures are the same but every one is similar, right? You could certainly say that about much of Europe, where thousands of years of breeding, trading, warring, traveling, and sharing...
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Makgeolli Making Class in English!!!
TweetWe frequently get asked ‘Where can we learn how to make makgeolli in English?’Susubori Academy is a school for learning how to brew makgeolli and other kinds of Korean traditional liquors. Two...
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July
TweetI know, we're nearly half way through August already so this post is a little late but the sun is shining and the beach is hard to resist after work at the moment! After the rainy season at the...
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Kimchi Americano's Bar Review: Mou
TweetThis review was penned by a new Kimchi Queen writer. Hailing from the states and of Korean descent, his nickname is Kimchi Americano. Without further ado, here is Kimchi Americano's first bar...
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Picnic by the River
TweetLast weekend, my husband and I, together with his family, went to 팔현리 은항하리 to have a picnic by the river. We spent the entire afternoon basking in the sun and when got hungry, we orderedsamgyetang...
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Band Ryeong Gyo (밴드 령교) Album Release Show
TweetThis is a Busan band that I just happened to stumble across on youtube. I’d never heard of them or seen them before but it seems they have quite a following and their sound is unique and fresh....
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Our Weekend: My First Noraebang
TweetI felt a little like Minnie Mouse with my dress and bow in on Friday...This weekend was filled with birthday fun as it was two of my favourite people's (who also make one brilliant couple)...
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The Noob Traveler Packing for Bangkok
TweetI finally decided to take the plunge and go to South East Asia for vacation.Destination: Bangkok It's the second half of Summer break and the plan is for Bangkok. To see the many different...
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Korean Make up Trash, Treat or Stash: Hello Bunny Perfume Bar, Bebe Powder
TweetTrash, Treat or Stash. The Korean make-up products I've discovered are better off in the bin, the ones you should treat yourself to every now and again, and the ones that are so good that you...
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I Feel Like A Big Deal
TweetHey, I’m feeling half self-important in a kind of ecstatic kind of way.Someone went out of their way to nominate me Blog Awards Ireland 2013 in the Best Blog of the Irish Diaspora (or something...
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TweetYou know that moment after you’ve had a few dates with someone, and things are going really well? Everything they do is cute and interesting. Every story they tell is new and gives you another...
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2013 Busan Sunset Live Preview (Part 1)
2013 Busan Sunset Live Preview (Part 1) TweetAt the end of every summer, great bands from every corner of Korea, Japan and beyond converge upon some idyllic place near Busan and make a party. Pure and...
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Translation: MBN News' The Republic of Prostitution... Now Homosexuals...
TweetLast week, MBN News produced a segment on gay prostitution. With the shocking title of 성매매 공화국... 이젠 동성애 성매매까지 (The Republic of Prostitution... Now Homosexuals Participate as Well) I recommend...
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New blog post! RT @aclipse: Buskers and
TweetNew blog post! RT @aclipse: Buskers and Brews: Exploring Seomyeon http://t.co/JQ0J9UZc1t
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Spring Outfits in Seoul
TweetHere is a belated post of some early spring outfits I happened to snap while it was still brisk outside! It took forever for Korea to get warm this year so I was wearing jackets and long sleeves...
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I am the Max Cream Master
TweetMaybe I missed my calling? Or, maybe it’s just waiting for me at the bottom of a freshly-drained glass of Max Creamy Draft.The fine folks at Hite-Jinro were out in force at the Ansan Valley Rock...
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Another Queer Weekend
TweetNot just another queer weekend, but another queer party opening up! This one is called 'Gray', and opens on Saturday in Itaewon.They are across from the fire station in Itaewon. As this map kind...
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Letter from Ireland, August 2013
TweetDunboyne, Ireland 16 August, 2013Dear KoreaNegativity is an often attractive topic. It’s in our nature to be critical, to find issue with what is at fault, and even when we are happy we still find...
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Sharky’s Bar and Grill – Haeundae and Gwangalli
TweetSharky’s has the most American feel of any of the expat bars in Busan. It’s the only place where I literally forget that I’m in Korea from time to time (although that could be the drinking as...
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