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Daegaksa Temple – 대각사 (Nampo-dong, Busan)
TweetThe beautiful blue lit Christmas tree in the heart of Nampo-dong in Busan. Hello Again Everyone!!It had been nearly ten years since I last visted Nampo-dong, which is one of the major downtown...
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Busan’s newest tourist attraction: The Sky Walk
Busan’s newest tourist attraction: The Sky Walk TweetThe Sky Walk is about 40 meters above sea level.It’s located at the end of the rocky coastline known as Igidae. The SK Skyview apartments stand at...
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Attending the 2013 IJF Judo Grand Prix in Jeju, South Korea
TweetJeju is one of South Korea’s prized possessions. The volcanic island is home to many UNESCO heritage sites and is aptly called the “Hawaii of Korea”. Being less than an hour flight from Gimhae...
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The Temple Experience
The Temple Experience TweetExquisite ArchitectureWalking onto the grounds of an ancient temple is an experience like none other. Immediately you are transported to a different world, one where quality...
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The Story Of…Haedong Yonggungsa Temple
TweetThe beautiful view at Haedong Yonggungsa Temple.Hello Again Everyone and Merry Christmas!!Like so many people, I mark the passage of time through the milestones of certain achievements or...
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Korean Railway Strike: News and Updates From the Ground
TweetThe following is a day by day summary of events as they happened since the strike against rail privatization began. All information and all photos have been taken from the Korean Confederation of...
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Merry Christmas
TweetHello everyone!! I hope you all have an awesome Christmas!, I will not have a regular Christmas aka Food & Presents but I will be spending it at the Walker Hill hotel in company of my sister,...
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God Bless Us, Every One….
TweetLast Christmas Eve, all we wanted was to be home. Sad to say, this year is not much different. We are already looking forward to next year’s holiday celebration, hoping it will be filled with...
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“A New Home” Day 1
Tweet For those of you not in the know, myself, Herself, and of course +1, have shipped out to Thailand for the next two months to get away from the crap cold (and yes I know that crap is often warm to...
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Seoulmates' 12 Days of Giving -Highlighting a Korean Charity for each of the...
TweetWe hope everyone is having an amazing Christmas and will continue to be filled with holiday cheer for the ENTIRE 12 days! To celebrate the 12 days of Christmas, Seoulmates will be highlighting a...
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Record of the Grand Historian – Excerpt of Biography of Wu Zixu
TweetToward the end of each year, countries that use Chinese characters pick a character — or a set of characters — to summarize the mood of what transpired that year. In Japan, the Kanji Proficiency...
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Seoulmates' 2nd Day of Giving: Habitat for Humanity
TweetToday is the 2nd day of Christmas. I unfortunetly live in an apartment and have no where to plant my Pear tree, my true love gave me, yesterday. So, I think I will plant it in front of a home I...
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Dinosaur Ridge at Seoraksan National Park
Dinosaur Ridge at Seoraksan National Park Tweet The leaves are falling, it's getting dark earlier and earlier and the days are rapidly becoming frigid. I think it's safe to say winter...
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Choo Choo Cats Giveaway + Jetoy USA Launch!
TweetThose of you that read my blog know that I am a HUGE fan of the Korean brand Choo Choo Cats by Jetoy~ arguably one of Korea’s cutest original brands that had found a fair share of success abroad...
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My December Newsweek Japan Essay: Japan as a Unique Bulwark to Chinese...
TweetI recently joined Newsweek Japanin a more official capacity as a regular contributor. I am pleased to do so, as I increasingly think that Japan is the primary bulwark to Chinese hegemony in Asia....
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Seoulmates' 3rd Day of Giving: Hope for Korea
TweetDecember 27th 3rd Day of Giving Hope for KoreaPhoto by Aaron SmartHope for Korea is a ministry working under Teen Challenge Korea. It was started four years ago. Since then...
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Li Baojia – A Revelation of Official Circles
TweetWhen South Koreans tuned into the official announcement of Jang Song Thaek’s (張成澤, 장성택, 1946-2013) arrest and execution by North Korea on South Korean news stations, they were not only surprised...
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Problems of Mass Immigration and Multiculturalism in the UK - How Korea has...
TweetIn a few days, I will return home for a month long vacation. It is a terrible time of year to visit the UK, January is cold and dark, but at least I will be there for the New Years celebrations...
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Strays
TweetCats: The internet is full of them. So, in a vain attempt to pull more traffic to Monkeyboy Goes, I’ve finally stooped to this….Through the course of my monkeying around in Asia, I have come...
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