Survive & Thrive in Korea
In Korea karaoke is more than just a hobby or extracurricular activity, it’s a way of life. It doesn’t matter where you are or whether it’s day or night, there will be a local noraebang close at hand for you to belt out that song that’s been playing in your head. Noraebangs, singing rooms, cover […]
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Well, the other shoe has finally dropped after the big fallout of the sex offender scandal. If you haven’t heard it turns out that early this month Interpol arrested Canadian Christopher Paul Neal on sex abuse charges. Mr. Neal had been abusing kids in Vietnam, Cambodia, and Thailand. His base of operations to conduct these […]
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My friend Nicole and I went out to Insadong last weekend. We did some souvenir shopping and decided to grab a bite to eat at Agio, an Italian restaurant with locations both in Insadong and Hongdae. As you can see from the menu, Agio offers up a selection of pastas, salads, and pizzas from a […]
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On Saturday we woke up in the wee hours of the morning to catch a cab in order to meet up with the Adventure Korea tour bus. We signed up for another outing and this time the Adventure Korea folks were shuttling us off to Chungju Lake and Kosu Cave in Chungcheonbuk province. The trip […]
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Beijing Going Out? Let me say again that Beijing is huge. Immense. Massive. So trying you would think trying to find places to out would be easy. Yet, the sheer number of choices would overwhelm even the most sober millionairess party girl desperate to get her drink on. We did manage to find a few […]
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Upon arrival in Beijing we escaped out of the sprawling airport which seemed to go on for miles and miles and raced into the city. Our first stop was the Far East International Youth Hostel. Samarra had gotten good reviews from her friends about the place and so she booked us a room for three […]
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