Survive & Thrive in Korea
A month or so ago my friend Steve and I journeyed to the uppermost reaches of Seoul to visit our friend, Michael. Michael has the unfortunate, in my opinion, pleasure to dwell in one of Seoul’s satellite areas. He calls Nowon home and after being there I now know why it sounds so similar to […]
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This past weekend my friends and I went in search of the French village, Seorae, nestled in the heart of Seoul. I had heard of Seorae from my friend Rebecca who not only speaks French fluently, but also studied abroad in Paris. She eagerly wanted to find the small French enclave and her desire rubbed […]
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Over the weekend a friend and I went down to the Han river. Once there we kept on walking along the riverbank and under the highway overpass. I thought the area under the overpass was pretty great. The soil is all cracked and dried from the lack of rain, the weeds and foliage is dried […]
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Awhile ago, on a crisp saturday morning, I made my way down to Bundang Seoul. I was down there during my rounds of interviewing. My friends had warned me that Bundang was not really in Seoul proper, despite it being on the subway line. They were right, because it took quite a journey to get […]
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The 63 building is the third tallest building in Korea. It was built back in 1985 and stands 817 feet high making it the one hundred and twentysecond tallest building in the world. The building itself is really a must see. It’s a beauty and still stands relevant against the new organic ultra modern buildings […]
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Yup, it’s another update of my Beijing trip. I give a great big thanks to my friend Samarra for organizing my pictures so I could finally get them up on site. Today I’m bringing you the gorgeous Temple of Heaven otherwise known as the Altar of Heaven.The Temple of Heaven is a series of buildings […]
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