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Author: Brian Dye

I’m a blogger, writer, and urban explorer. I worked in South Korea’s ESL field for the 15 years. My one year contract turned, unexpectedly, into a journey!

KMK: Red Container Adult Shop

April 6, 2018July 29, 2023 Brian Dye625017 Comments on KMK: Red Container Adult Shop

Editor’s Note: This probably is NSFW.     Gone are the old days of Itaewon’s shabby street corners. Now a shiny gloss radiates off everything in the bright of day (at night there’s another story I could tell). You know the gentrification of a neighborhood is complete when the sex shop rivals the boutiques and […]

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KMK: Black Panther Effect

March 16, 2018July 29, 2023 Brian Dye905Leave a Comment on KMK: Black Panther Effect

Since hitting screens in Mid February the Black Panther film has taken over the world. From America to Zambia “Wakanda Forever” can be heard in the voices of millions of marvel movie goers. The first time you see Black Panther must be at a black theater or a showing with black people. Whether in the […]

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KMK: Chung Hyeon Korea’s Tennis Champ

March 2, 2018August 4, 2023 Brian Dye132012 Comments on KMK: Chung Hyeon Korea’s Tennis Champ

In South Korea a new wave of tennis enthusiasts materialized when tennis player Chung Hyeon worked his way into the semifinals of the Australian Open. Once he got there he found himself across the net from arguably the greatest male tennis player to play the game: Roger Federer. Yet, despite such an overwhelming obstacle Hyeon  […]

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KMK: The Olympic Tourist’s Guide to Seoul

January 29, 2018January 29, 2025 Brian Dye135716 Comments on KMK: The Olympic Tourist’s Guide to Seoul

After years of waiting the moment winter sports enthusiasts from all over world have anticipated has finally arrived! Yes, the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympic comes barreling into Korea in a matter of days! To that end if you, my dear readers, are like me then you perhaps only enjoy one winter sport: ice skating. So, […]

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KMK: Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory

January 19, 2018July 29, 2023 Brian Dye9276 Comments on KMK: Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory

One thing you notice immediate when you walk into the Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory is that everything looks delicious! And it’s good. I’m talking about mouth watering good. And for the prices it better well be the most special chocolate concoction in the whole wide world. I’m down, not so much because of the chocolate […]

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KMK: Bitcoin Center Itaewon

December 28, 2017July 29, 2023 Brian Dye7244 Comments on KMK: Bitcoin Center Itaewon

Bitcoin Center Korea in Itaewon hosts a bitcoin ATM where people can exchange cash for bitcoin or vise-versa. They also help people send money through the Bitcoin network which is often times faster and cheaper than traditional banks or money transmitters. Oftentimes they will hold open houses for people interested in Bitcoin to come and […]

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