Survive & Thrive in Korea
You know I don’t think I’ve posted about my new apartment in Gangnam. I love the new place. It’s got tons more space than the hovel I was living in. The bedroom is spacious with three big windows that let the light pour in! The kitchen is efficient and wide and I have a big […]
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I love seafood, yet in Seoul I never seem to eat it as much as I’d like. So, you can imagine, when I hit Busan, the seaside city, the first thing I wanted to do was get some hearty seafood. The place to go in Busan to get the chicken of the sea is Jagalchi […]
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So, dear readers, when we last were together we were walking along the craggy Haeundae Beach coastline. Well, from there the walkway led to a tiny itsy bitsy lighthouse. The lighthouse looks out over a spectacular view that includes the Nurimaru APEC House. It’s a building that looks like it was ripped right out of […]
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On the subway the first thing you notice is that Busan has only three lines, which is noticeably different from the labyrinthine maze that is Seoul’s subway system. While you might think it makes getting around easier it turns out that the subway tracks are like fingers extending throughout the city which leads to constant […]
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Busan station is a bustling square of travelers coming and going all day and into the night. When we pulled up it was closing in on 9:00pm. Before we headed out to find a hotel we decided to head across the street and check out the infamous Texas Street. From everything I read I pictured […]
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Friday afternoons things jumped off for my weekend getaway at Seoul Station where I met my friend Jose. Seoul Station is one of the boarding stations for Korail’s KTX. The high speed train goes to the far flung corners of Korea. I had reserved my seat in the first class section a few days before. […]
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