A few weekends ago my friends Ian, Kalli, and I went out to Samcheong-dong for some early morning tea. We found Ongdal-sam tea house which serves up their morning brew in a traditional styled Korean house. I went with the ginger honey tea on the far right. It was aromatic, delicious, and flavorful. Kalli chose...
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This past weekend the Seoul Snow Jam was held over the weekend at Gwanghwamun Plaza by Kyobo bookstore. The event organizers built a huge towering snow ramp to give professional snowboarders from across the globe a world class facility to compete against each other. The schedule was packed with events for three days: 2009.12.11 (fri)-12.13(sun) Fri –...
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Love the blog, great nom de plume. I am wondering what it is like being an “older” ESL teacher there, most tend to be in their 20s. I lived in Seoul a long while back and want to return to teach ESL and diving. Does Yongsan still have a big US military...
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Last weekend my friends Ian, Kalli, and I all descended upon the Seoul Museum of Art in Sesomun-dong. We went to check out the big new exhibition City_net Asia 2009 which brings together artists from Seoul, Istanbul, Tokyo and Beijing to present their perspective on living in their respective cities in today’s modern age. First...
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Thanksgiving Roundup Cross-post with Seoul Eats with additional information by Daniel Gray One of the downsides of being an American abroad is that when one of our holidays rolls around you may find yourself waving the stars and stripes alone on the Fourth of July or barbecuing a single hot dog for Memorial day. This tragedy reaches...
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Gangam more than matches the other hot spots in Seoul with a mix of lounge style bars and music pounding Clubs. Club NB This hip-hop hot spot is a cornerstone of Seoul nightlife. “Noise Basement’’ often holds special parties and performances and you can find Korean homies here with do-rags, dreads and baseball caps turned sideways....
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The hub of Korea’s foreign population, Itaewon is one of the places to go when you want to party all night with expats. You’ll find everything from Jamaican Reggae to Irish pubs. Itaewon has what you want, now go get it! Club Caliente The patrons are so diverse, DJ Josh sometimes has a hard job appealing...
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Now to keep a promise I’ve decided to include some previous out about town photos. Notice the afro! I miss it. I want to return to my afro, but the inbetween phase just wears me out. Steve is also working the Luke Skywalker hair. Yeah, Rebecca’s scarf really did nothing for me, but it...
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Today is the first day of the Lunar New Year Holiday, also known as Chinese New Year. The streets are pretty deserted with people off and about on their vacation holidays. Even the subway system seems desolate which is unusual since every other time I feel like I’m trapped in a sardine can. I’m staying...
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Gangnam-gu is one of the mos affluent districts in Seoul. The area is teeming with high end boutiques, trendy cafes, luxury hotels, and mega high rise condos. If you want to watch the power shoppers in action then Gangnam is certainly one of the places to people watch. Besides the shopping opportunities, I...
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