Brian Dye, Author at Kiss My Kimchi

KMK: Mudfest 2008

September 15, 2008July 29, 2023 Brian Dye6481 Comment

This year when Mudfest came around I joined up with some friends and hitched a ride with Adventure Korea to Daechan Beach. We started off early on a misty Saturday morning in front of the Shinsegae Department Store at Express Bus Terminal. Angela, Sheila, and Amanda barely made the bus thanks to a previous long […]

KMK: Fringe Festival

September 11, 2008July 29, 2023 Brian Dye617Leave a Comment

Fringe Festival is a two week independent artist festival held in hongdae in Seoul. I only managed to attend the last day, but I tried to make the most of it. The festival takes place on the street and in local galleries and theaters. Exhibits included independent painters, singers, dancers and everything else under the […]

KMK: Ali Baba

September 5, 2008July 28, 2023 Brian Dye518Leave a Comment

In the mood for Egyptian delicacies? Then look no further than Ali Baba in Itaewon. To be honest, I had no idea what exactly Egyptian food would look like. I figured that it couldn’t be like other Middle Eastern food if they took the trouble to highlight that it was specifically Egyptian. However, the food, […]

KMK: Dawn’s Cafe

September 4, 2008July 28, 2023 Brian Dye775Leave a Comment

This past weekend my friend Steven and I trekked over to Hongdae for the last day of the Fringe Festival. While there we stopped into a cool little eatery named Dawn’s Cafe. Dawn’s Cafe is a trendy little spot that serves sandwiches and dishes with lovers of brunch in mind. I had the chicken sandwich and […]

KMK: Democrats Abroad

September 3, 2008July 28, 2023 Brian Dye6312 Comments

This weekend in Itaewon I noticed a couple of ladies sitting in front of Starbucks with a little table. They were signing up Americans to receive their absentee ballot. These gals from Democrats Abroad will diligently stay out there every Saturday and Sunday from now till November to get as many potential voters signed up […]

KMK: Obamatastic

August 26, 2008August 2, 2012 Brian Dye281Leave a Comment

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgwI_zDhVvU&hl=ko&fs=1] Did you see her? I hope you did, because if not you missed one of the best speeches I’ve heard in a long time. She did what she set out to do: establish without a doubt that Barack and her have the same core values all Americans share. She presented herself and her family […]