Survive & Thrive in Korea
One of the best days on my Beijing trips was the day of the Forbidden City. My foremost experience with the Forbidden City was the Movie The Last Emperor. Well, there were no opium drugged concubines scampering around or conniving Dowager crones, but despite that tiny disapointment the Forbidden City more than lived up to […]
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This past Sunday I ventured to the area around Ewha Women’s University which is known as Edae. The University was founded in 1886 by American Missionary Mary Scranton. Edae can be reached by takeing the green line to Ewha Women’s University Station. It’s part of the trinity of trendy which also includes Hongdae and Shinchon. […]
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I wish I had more to say about Beijing at night. we were only there a short time and after a long hot day of sightseeing we were more inclined to seek out a nice cool beer at the bar in the hostel. Yet, we did manage to get out and about at night to […]
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On Saturday we woke up in the wee hours of the morning to catch a cab in order to meet up with the Adventure Korea tour bus. We signed up for another outing and this time the Adventure Korea folks were shuttling us off to Chungju Lake and Kosu Cave in Chungcheonbuk province. The trip […]
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Beijing Going Out? Let me say again that Beijing is huge. Immense. Massive. So trying you would think trying to find places to out would be easy. Yet, the sheer number of choices would overwhelm even the most sober millionairess party girl desperate to get her drink on. We did manage to find a few […]
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Upon arrival in Beijing we escaped out of the sprawling airport which seemed to go on for miles and miles and raced into the city. Our first stop was the Far East International Youth Hostel. Samarra had gotten good reviews from her friends about the place and so she booked us a room for three […]
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