Shop Korean Fashion Online- The Jamy Feature + Haul + giveaway!!
Tweet♥Sponsored Review!♥Remember~ I only work with sponsors I like or approach myself because I want to feature them anyway ^^The Jamy is a new online shop for Korean fashion that just came on the...
View ArticleBusan's Children's Park, Seomyeon
TweetWe found ourselves having a couple of hours to spare around Seomyeon of Saturday afternoon, so we decided to have a walk around the Children's Park in Seomyeon.I'd been before a few months ago, as...
View ArticleI went to Gakwonsa Temple (각원사) in Cheonan. Everything at this...
TweetI went to Gakwonsa Temple (각원사) in Cheonan. Everything at this temple seems to be done on a grandiose scale, including the massive, bronze Buddha. Foreigners refer to it as “giant Buddha” or “big...
View ArticleA Splendid Salad at Seven Springs in Seoul
TweetIf buffet chain restaurants were a flock of teenage girls, Seven Springs would be the Queen Bee demonstrating the supreme art of smörgåsbord dining in Seoul, Korea.I ventured to one of Seven...
View ArticleNew episode! Learn Korean Ep. 31: "Who"
TweetCheck out this week's new Korean lesson - Learn Korean Ep. 31: "Who"Learn how to say "who" in Korean. But it's not as simple as it may seem! Did you know that you have to use a different word for...
View ArticleIn Search Of New Images
Tweet“…There are few images to be found. One has to dig for them like an archaeologist. One has to search through this ravaged landscape to find anything at all… It’s often tied up with risk, of...
View ArticleDecisions, decisions.
TweetI've been sick for nearly two weeks now, and it's seriously cramping my style. A lot of the plates I've had spinning are starting to drop, and I'm trying to keep on top of stuff, but this week has...
View Article2013 Seoul LGBT Film Festival Day 3, Saturday June 8th
Tweet10:30 Keep the Lights On (라잇 온 미) This film played last year at the film festival... but I guess it is back? It's 1997 and New York City is in a state of intense flux when documentary filmmaker...
View ArticleLove to Hate Korea: Costco
TweetIt’s no secret that Costco in Korea is the epitome of a modern hellhole designed to rip your soul out, divvy it up with a rusty and blunt axe, chew it, then spit it right back at you, so you you...
View Article2013 Ulsan International Photography Festival
TweetRibbon cutting ceremonyWith great pleasure I announce that my photos will be a part of this years Ulsan International Photography Festival. This is an event that I have paid money to just look at...
View ArticleI finally walked up to Namsan Tower (N서울타워). I could have ridden...
TweetI finally walked up to Namsan Tower (N서울타워). I could have ridden the Namsan Cable Car or a bus to the peak where the Tower is located, but the walk seemed like more fun.The Canadian I am dating...
View ArticleJudo Techniques by Korean 7th Dan
TweetMaster Go Cheong Pil, 7th Dan Back home in America, if a seasoned red and white belt judoka from Korea put on a clinic we would gladly shell out $50-100 no sweat. It's not everyday that you have...
View ArticleA Letter to Daddy (on Father’s Day)
TweetDear Daddy,I remember when I was young, you sat me on your lap, and you said that someday I will meet somebody I will fall in love with. It doesn’t matter whether or not he is rich or handsome or...
View ArticleHe's a White Westerner? He Can't Say That! - A Civilised Disagreement
TweetThis blog gets re-blogged on on another site (koreabridge.net) and I had an interesting discussion with someone who commented on it. I think the exchange was quite civilised and shows two fairly...
View Article2013 Seoul LGBT Film Festival Day 6, Tuesday, June 11th
TweetFirst up on Tuesday at 12:30 is the Korean film 미쓰 홍당무 (Crush and Blush). A film from 2008. Korean without subtitles. Yang Mi-sook is an unpopular and frumpy high school Russian teacher, who has a...
View ArticleSmoking Ban: The Era of Korea as a Smoker`s Paradise Soon Coming to an End
Smoking Ban: The Era of Korea as a Smoker`s Paradise Soon Coming to an TweetFrom: BusanHaps.comSince there are very few places in Korea where you can’t light up, smokers have come to love the place....
View ArticleLet's Celebrate! Spring Foods Feast
Let's Celebrate! Spring Foods Feast TweetLately, I've been doing quite a few posts about Spring (HERE, HERE and HERE). I guess it's no secret by now that it's probably my favorite season. In the...
View ArticleThe Top Must Visit Places for First Time Ulsan Travelers
TweetThe fact that not many people have visited the city of Ulsan can be intriguing. Even if the city is more popularized by its history of whale-hunting and several petrochemical plants, car...
View Article11th Street Shopping – SelCa Pod
Tweet11st ShoppingI’m telling you, once you start shopping online, it becomes addictive. After getting through the initial setup at 11st Shopping, shopping became simply too easy. With purchases of...
View ArticleDonating Blood In Korea
Donating Blood In Korea TweetSo My StoryThe reason I started writing this post was because I went into a center here in Daegu and was a bit shocked at how adamant they were about not letting me...
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