Survive & Thrive in Korea
The Boryeong Mud Fest is in its tenth year. The festival is held in the coastal city of Boryeong and thousands and thousands of people from all over show up to partake in the fun.I left home at 10am and didn’t reach the fest until five pm! All thanks to taking the wrong bus. Finally, […]
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Boryeong Beach has a nice promenade to stroll during the night hours. Seafood restaurants and shops line the streets and its all about shellfish, well mostly anyway. Here is our meal above in tanks waiting to be scooped up, grilled and devoured. I haven’t been really a shellfish lover, but it was a fun […]
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Saturday Night at the Boryeong Mud Festival brought everyone out to the beach for a rock concert and fireworks. I didn’t know any of the Singers because they were all Korean music stars, but the music was fun and the crowds really got into it. We thought we would be sleeping on the beach since […]
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Much to the sorrow of my diet and exercise plan there is a Coldstone Creamery within minutes of my apartment. Well, more like fifteen minutes, but those are fifteen calorie burning minutes put to good use! Coldstone specializes in whipping together fresh ice cream with all the possible ingredients you can imagine:candies, fruits, syrups, crackers, […]
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Here’s something you probably never give much thought to: trash or more specifically where to put the trash. In Korea it seems as if finding a sober salary man is easier than finding a trash can to drop the diet coke can you’ve been holding for the last twenty blocks. Finding a trash can is […]
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The Coex Aquarium is located in the Coex Mall in the Gangam area of Seoul. The aquarium is a huge complex with several regional displays including The Seven Seas, Marine Touch, Ocean Kingdom, and The Deep Blue Sea. The aquarium and Coex Mall can be reached on Subway line 2 at Samsung Station. The admission […]
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