Survive & Thrive in Korea
Saturday Night at the Boryeong Mud Festival brought everyone out to the beach for a rock concert and fireworks. I didn’t know any of the Singers because they were all Korean music stars, but the music was fun and the crowds really got into it. We thought we would be sleeping on the beach since […]
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Much to the sorrow of my diet and exercise plan there is a Coldstone Creamery within minutes of my apartment. Well, more like fifteen minutes, but those are fifteen calorie burning minutes put to good use! Coldstone specializes in whipping together fresh ice cream with all the possible ingredients you can imagine:candies, fruits, syrups, crackers, […]
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Here’s something you probably never give much thought to: trash or more specifically where to put the trash. In Korea it seems as if finding a sober salary man is easier than finding a trash can to drop the diet coke can you’ve been holding for the last twenty blocks. Finding a trash can is […]
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The Coex Aquarium is located in the Coex Mall in the Gangam area of Seoul. The aquarium is a huge complex with several regional displays including The Seven Seas, Marine Touch, Ocean Kingdom, and The Deep Blue Sea. The aquarium and Coex Mall can be reached on Subway line 2 at Samsung Station. The admission […]
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This week the 11th annual PiFan fanatstic film festival begins in Bucheon. The event takes place in different venues, both indoor and outside, and showcases experimental film from all around the world. The dates are July 12th to the 21st and I am going to do my best to get there and take photos and […]
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Over the weekend in Lisbon, Portugal a new set of World Wonders became finalized. From USA Today: GREAT WALL OF CHINA:The 4,160-mile (6,695-kilometer) barricade running from east to west is the longest man-made structure in the world. The fortification, which largely dates from the 7th through the 4th century B.C., was built to protect the […]
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