Survive & Thrive in Korea
Today, August 15, is Liberation Day in Korea. It celebrates the freedom from Japanese Colonial rule in 1945. Lots of people get the day off, but I’m still going in to work. Happy Liberation Day! The North Korean government had planned to participate in a joint South Korea commemorative event, but backed up days ago […]
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Tonight I just learned about the The Great Battle of Hansan Festival! The event celebrates the Admiral Lee Sun Sin’s victory over the Japanese Navy in 1592. It’s considered one of the great naval battles in world history and during the festival there is a re-enactment commemorating the occasion. The festival takes place in Tongyeong, […]
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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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This week the 11th annual PiFan fanatstic film festival begins in Bucheon. The event takes place in different venues, both indoor and outside, and showcases experimental film from all around the world. The dates are July 12th to the 21st and I am going to do my best to get there and take photos and […]
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