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Samcheok & Donghae
Tweet By Emma O’FlynnIn Samcheok there is a small Tourist Information booth next to the bus terminal, which provides information on the local bus schedule for Haesindang, and where to catch it close...
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Sokcho & Soraksan
Tweet By Emma O’FlynnAn hour or so further north from Gangneung is the town of Sokcho, on the edge of Soraksan National Park. Considered one of the premier parks in all of Korea, Soraksan provides...
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Haesindang ‘Fertility park’ aka ‘Penis Park’
Tweet By Emma O’FlynnThe conundrum of Korea continues. On one hand you have the super-conservative society, where showing a bit of cleavage sends the locals into moral spasms. Then on the other...
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Gangneung in Gangwon-Do
Tweet By: Emma O’FlynnThis is one of the largest cities in the province, and as such has most of the trappings that one would expect. There is a relatively large and thriving ex-pat community there as...
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Post Contest
TweetHello everyone!Ms Bikini lineupThe big day has come and gone and now I can get back into blogging and recipe sharing! Last Saturday, April 27th, I competed in the Universe Perfection Korea World...
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So just why are you into Malian music anyway?
TweetGlad you asked. The obsession began around eight years ago when I strolled into the Hampshire College library one evening, as was my wont, after a somewhat reverse circle-jerk-like Philosophy of...
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Question: How extensively have Chinese hackers screwed the U.S. miltary?
TweetBloomberg has put together a well reported and extensive look at what appears to have been a 5-year long game of cat and mouse-hack and evade with servers containing some of the U.S. military’s...
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Yay Korea: Health Care (again)!
TweetI've already waxed poetic about the medical care in Korea, but it just gets me every time. After about a week of wallowing in a pseudo-cold, things took a turn for the worst on Tuesday. Today I...
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Upgrade Time!
TweetI got a new toy.For those of you who follow this blog regularly you’ll know I like to take pictures. For a while I’ve been using a Sony DSC model, intially the H5 which I bought in 2006 while on...
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Busan's Parks: Taejongdae
TweetHere are a few snaps from our late Sunday afternoon stroll around Taejongdae Park in the South of Busan. I love that all the lotus lanterns are up around the temples ready for Buddha's Birthday in...
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What, pray tell, is an Autobahn VAG?
TweetWhat, pray tell, is an Autobahn VAG?Log into vote0
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Excuses.... excuses....
Excuses.... excuses.... TweetSometimes I make excuses...Today I just realized that I get most of my internet WORK done while I'm at school (working).I do it on breaks, or at lunch. Today during lunch,...
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Another Queer Weekend
TweetIt is already Thursday! What are you going to get up to this weekend? There are two special things I want to point out...Saturday night, there is a screening of Girl Princes. If you are free on...
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A New Beginning
Tweet New beginnings are always exciting, if not a bit scary. For those of you that follow Seoul Searching on Facebook, you know that I have been traveling for the past month and a half in Spain and...
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I want to preface this by saying that I do like the way that...
TweetI want to preface this by saying that I do like the way that Korea manages its garbage. While it may not be aesthetically pleasing to have garbage on the streets, it rarely smells and doesn’t...
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Queer Links from the Week
TweetKeith from Seoulistic. I assume he's straight, but that doesn't stop me from thinking he certainly is eye candyPinkNews: South Korea: Court grants Ugandan lesbian refugee status after family...
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April
TweetSpring arrived in Busan this month, so we spent lots of our time outdoors...here's what we got upto.The cherry blossoms came and went incredibly quickly.I got Cadbury's Creme Eggs in the post to...
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Playing With My New Toy!
TweetYesterday I told you about my new toy.Today with the sun shining and no pressing business, I ventured out into the wilds of Yeongtong-dong in Suwon and played with it. I won’t lie I’m still using...
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NKorea Recap (2): NK is an ‘Upper Volta with Nukes’, so Ignore Them
TweetStill my favorite TV interview I have done yet: Jump to the 1:05 mark, and tell me you would not laugh out loud at that awesome question Here is my original essay on the NK crisis, where I called...
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I Like ___ Seoul! [Mission #1]
Tweet Hi Everyone! Well, the 1st mission of the 2013 Global Seoul Mates is here and here are some of my favorite things about Seoul (Korea) -Gisela V. The Julie/Julia/Gisela ProjectFood &...
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