Survive & Thrive in Korea
Essential Korean: Taxi Tips So you’ve just gotten to Korea and you want to get from A to B without taking the public transportation system? Well, the subway rocks and the intricate bus system is even better but if you must take a taxi then you’re going to need the basics to help get you […]
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Care to know what it’s like to go to University in North Korea as an Exchange student? Well, look no further than the story of Aliou Niane of Guinea West Africa who, along with nine other students, was shipped off to North Korea to study Juche ideology on communal agriculture practices from 1982 to 1987 […]
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Hey readers, I’m not sure if you know this or not but over in Gangnam there’s been what I call a rebeautifying effect going on the main drag. It’s happeing on both sides of the street near Gangnam station exit 6 and 7 all the way down to Kyobo Bookstore.The sidewalks have gotten a much […]
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Seoul’s Going Green The Chosun Ilbo has reported that Seoul is going green, though not in the way you might think. I’m not talking about this city of millions giving up meat. That’s not going to happen. Nope, we’re talking about an ecological green zone stretching from Mt. Namsan to Yongsan park. The project is […]
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Double Gold Standard? So, over in the Korean Herald an article talks about how a well to do millionaire single lady has yet to find someone to put a ring on it. The lady in question has been in business over 20 years and has accumulated a 20 billion won fortune, roughly 16 million US […]
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Banking in South Korea. I can be both blissfully easy and a pain in the ass. Easy because ATMs are literally on every single corner. You can’t turn around without bumping into a bank with an all access atm. Though if its not your specific bank you will be charged a small fee, it still […]
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