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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!
Seoul A New Queer Mecca

KMK: Queer Seoul

January 6, 2014July 29, 2023 Brian Dye1026Leave a Comment on KMK: Queer Seoul

Seoul is a city teeming with millions of people. So many millions that I believed the gay population would be bursting at the seams making queer seoul apropro. Years ago, as a freshly minted expat, I pictured a gay Asian mecca analogous to San Francisco. How naïve. Still, undaunted, I waded through the deceiving sea […]

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Amandier

KMK: Amandier

December 23, 2013July 29, 2023 Brian Dye6461 Comment on KMK: Amandier

Macaroons! It’s not that I’m a big fan of macaroons, its just that I love the way the word rolls off the tongue like some pastry battle cry. In the traditional souvenir swamped streets of Itaewon just across the street from Anguk Station you’ll find all the macaroons and other pastry delights at Amandier. The […]

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Hollywood's Bar and Grill

KMK: Hollywood’s Bar and Grill

December 9, 2013July 29, 2023 Brian Dye7892 Comments on KMK: Hollywood’s Bar and Grill

Tuesdays nights at Hollywood Bar and Grill have never been friendlier to the starved and broke. Just pop in and you’ll find appetizers are all fifty percent off with a drink order. The types of appetizers include chili fries, nachos, potato skins, poutine, chicken tenders and chips, deep fried chili peppers, burritos, chicken wings, pepperoni […]

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Queer Seoul

KMK: Some Kind of Queer

December 2, 2013July 29, 2023 Brian Dye712Leave a Comment on KMK: Some Kind of Queer

KICK ASS KOREA reason 13 Look, moving to a new place, let alone a new country, means facing a daunting set of hurdles. Saying good-bye to family, friends, and social networks tied intimately into your day to day life probably paralyzes most people. When leaving your home country those losses can seem even larger after […]

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Paul Sharkie

KMK: Interview – Paul Sharkie

November 25, 2013July 29, 2023 Brian Dye1094Leave a Comment on KMK: Interview – Paul Sharkie

Banking in Korea used to be a huge headache for newly arrived expats. More likely than not it involved conscripting a Korean coworker during lunch or perhaps after hours imposing upon their time and good will. Thankfully, things are changing. Today, some of Korea’s top banking institutions focus on servicing the ever growing expat community. […]

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Battered Sole

KMK: Battered Sole

November 18, 2013July 29, 2023 Brian Dye5774 Comments on KMK: Battered Sole

EDITOR’S NOTE: This contribution was emailed to me by a reader. Hey there, I’ve been a big fan of KMK for a while so I thought it was finally time to contribute something to the site. Anyways I was in Sinchon last week with some buddies and we ended up going to this new fish […]

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