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Hello Again..
TweetHey there, readers. It’s me again. I hope I haven’t managed to lose too many of you over the past few weeks. I know this probably isn’t the update you were hoping for, but it’s the best I could do...
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Photographers in Korea
TweetIf you are into photography and you are into Korea, a fine combination of the two can be found in [ P I K ], a new enough free online magazine which uses the accronym of its description...
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2014 Korea Queer Festival: Love Conquers Hate
TweetIt's here!Although there is some hullabaloo about throwing the parade in light of the Sewol Ferry Incident, the Korea Queer Festival is still on for this Saturday, June 7th. I'm in the midst of my...
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Doseon-guksa – 도선 국사 (826-898)
TweetSeon master, Doseon-guksa, who founded Korean feng-shui (pungsu-jiri).Hello Again Everyone!!In my second article on famous or prominent monks, I decided to write about the great master of...
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Name That Rat
TweetRecently I read about a 20,000 won ($20) bounty that the Korean government is offering for carcasses of river rats, which have invaded the Nakdong River basin near my home in Busan. This reminded...
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Women Only Parking Spots in Korea
Women Only Parking Spots in Korea TweetYou might have seen a rash of articles and notes making the round on Facebook, Tumblr, and the rest of the internet recently about women only parking spots in...
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Jeju Island
Tweet My first trip to Jeju came a few years ago and is a lesson in both not planning trips in groups and then when that fails just saying fuck it and going anyway. Ever since my very first travel...
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My Newsweek Japan Cover story: The Sewol Sinking and the Modernization of Korea
TweetThe following is a story I wrote for Newsweek Japan this week on the sinking of the ferry Sewol in Korea in May. Here is the Japanese version.Sewol has a been a terrible national tragedy, and that...
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June 14th Meeting Registration Open!!!
Tweet ·It’s that time again Mamas & Papas, and we are very excited for this next meeting. We got chatting with a regular Papa who visits many of our reviews and also does some exploring himself,...
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Booting
Tweet There are times when I wish I could get a new computer, but I worry what I’d do with all that lost time. Now, I sit and I wait. I tap at my phone, which sometimes feels just as slow. There is a...
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Scribbles in Chinatown – Kuala Lumpur Street Art
TweetThis is downtown Chinatown, Kuala LumpurIt’s unbearably humid, incredibly loud, packed with clueless tourists and avaricious swindlers, plus the putrid odours that waft through the air are a bit...
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The Girl Who Peed In Her Shoe
Tweetby Mr. MotgolI met her at Al’s Bar, which was the greatest place in LA, as far as I was concerned. It was a haven–a shelter from the nauseating, status-obsessed banality that made up so much of...
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Busan Harbour Bridge
Busan Harbour Bridge TweetA while ago I went out to see the new Busan Harbour Bridge that is in the final stages of completion. It was a walking event that was supposed to finish at 5 pm but on the...
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This Could Be (one of) the Last Time(s)
TweetThe fact that I live an apartment on the twentieth floor is not news to this blog. This high position allows for a fine, if not a little post-apocalyptic at times, view of Suwon on all but the...
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GO! Billy Q&A Episode 2
Tweet안녕하세요! This week we've got a new episode of the Q&A series. You can expect to see a new Q&A video once a month, with regular grammar and expression videos for the remaining weeks.If you...
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The Busan MiRun 2014
TweetA few times a year, Busan city does something amazing. It closes down it’s famous Gwangali Bridge to cars and allows people to walk across it or in this case “run” across it. The ADIDAS MiRun is a...
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In Recognition for Contributions to Irish Culture in Korea…
Tweet On Thursday night I was invited over to the Embassy of Ireland in Seoulfor a special event. It had been a while since I’d been there, having been in on occasion helping promote Irish Association...
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Beginning of the End
TweetI said the first of my goodbyes today. As the end of my time here is approaching I took my beloved bike to the shop I bought it from, many moons ago. The shop is owned by a kind and friendly...
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Haeinjeongsa Temple – 해인정사 (Saha-gu, Busan)
TweetThe beautiful view of the Boje-ru pavilion from Haeinjeongsa Temple in Busan.Hello Again Everyone!!Haeinjeongsa Temple is a newly rebuilt temple that hugs Mt. Gudeoksan in Saha-gu in Busan. To get...
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My K-Style Makeover at Jenny House in Cheongdam-dong
My K-Style Makeover at Jenny House in Cheongdam-dong TweetOver the past decade, Korea has gained a reputation for being one of the top beauty destinations of the world. Anyone who has strolled the...
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