Survive & Thrive in Korea
Also in Nampodong is the hillside escalator. It’s actually a series of several escalators that leads up to Yongdusan Park. Think of Yongdusan as the Southern Seaside Namsan of Busan. The towering hill doesn’t quite match the massiveness of Namsan in Seoul but it gives it a good try. Yongdusan, also called “Dragon Head Hill […]
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So a few weeks ago my friend Angela and I journeyed over to Jongno to practice for the International Rice Cake Competition. The practice classes designed to help foreigners learn the ins and outs of rice cake making were held at the Institute of Traditional Korean Food. It’s part cooking school part museum part cafe. […]
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Breeze Burn’s is a trendy Burger joint at Gwangnalli Beach in Busan. The place does wonders with beef. They’ll fry you up a deluxe bacon cheeseburger that tastes like heaven. The only differenct is that the fries on the side in heaven would come with the burger instead of extra. But that one quibble aside […]
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Gwangalli Beach is the second most famous and popular beach in Busan. The highligh feature of this stretch of sandy wonderment is the Gwangan Bridge that crosses the beach connecting two points in the city. At night in lights up a myraid rainbow of colors. By day its presence enchances not detracts the beach experience. […]
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Last Saturday after my whirlwind adventure through flower city I happened to stumble upon an unusual sight. You see the building right next to Flower City is an Exhibition Hall of sorts. It’s the place where the Tteok Festival was taking place at the same time as an anime fest. The grounds from Flower City […]
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I’ve passed Flower City a number times while taking the bus. It’s not to far from my apartment and I’d always try to drill into my head to remember to get over there. Well, last weekend it finally happened. I was waist deep in the blues and needed something to jolt me out of it. […]
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