Survive & Thrive in Korea
Tartine has been in Itaewon for quite awhile now. Alas I have only just begun to taste their offerings begging a few weeks ago. I’m kicking myself now for not walking in sooner. This place quite simply puts the delish in deliciousness. You see, Tartine specializes in their namesake which, when translated from French, means […]
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If you’re a devout Macaphile worshipping at the altar of Steve Jobs then you’ll want to play close attention. The days of shipping in your precious apple toys past Korean customs have come and gone. Today Apple runs riot through the Korean tech commercial market with only an occasional hiccup as seen by the long […]
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Billed as the Seoul of Asian contemporary Art my friend Ian and I went out to the exhibition in search of artistic beauty that expands the consciousness. The gallery was a tiny places sidled up next to Cafe NoNo in Samcheon dong. Chung Sung Myung won my heart that day. His work is haunting, arresting, […]
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Right on the Han river near Hongdae lies a special little island named Seonyudo Park. Once a beautiful scenic spot along the Hangang it was destroyed due to floods way back in 1925. Gradually, over time, the area was restored with the addition of the Yangwha bridge in 1965 and the Seonyu Water Purification Plant […]
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Disappointed. That’s how I felt after experiencing Manjanggul which is one of the great lava tunnels of Jeju. Maybe I was expecting too much. I had visions of Journey to the Center of the Earth and Land of the Lost floating in my head and that probably was a bit of an overreach. Definitely. I […]
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When it comes to Vietnamese food I admit I’m a total newbie. I head straight for the Pho and don’t even look at much less consider anything else. Pho is what I know. It’s tasty. It’s good. That’s all I needed from any Vietnamese place or so I thought. Thanks to my friend Linh introducing […]
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