Survive & Thrive in Korea
HoHo Myoll Cafe is one of those cute little coffee shops nestled in the heart of Hongdae. It’s a place where you’ll find college girls hanging out with their girlfriends chatting over their coffee and couples gaming together in some online universe. The standout feature which sets Myoll apart from the throng of coffee shops […]
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Papa Gorilla has now closed Heads up, the beast is out and won’t be coaxed back in his cage. Papa Gorilla, a club in the thick of Hongdae, threatens nearby hot spots with thumping music, cheap drinks, and warm gyrating bodies. That’s an unbeatable combination and if the crowds are any indication, a popular one […]
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Charlie Brown Café For something truly random in the way of cafes I suggest popping into the Charlie Brown Café. Yeah, I’m not kidding. It’s one of those eyebrow raising experiences when you first see it. Who even knew that Charlie Brown had a café? Does the Charles Schultz estate know that Snoopy and Woodstock […]
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Haejangguk One thing I’ve learned about Korea is that it’s definitely the land of hangovers. No matter if its expats partying in Hongdae or Korean businessmen on a binge in Jongno the soju pours freely in a never ending culture of shot after shot after shot. Eventually, though, the drinks run out, the music stops, […]
Continue ReadingThere’s no doubt about it: Seoul is one huge city. It’s so massive and overwhelming that a new comer might be fooled into thinking that the alternating spider web of side streets and skyscraper thoroughfares are all there is. That would be a shame since Seoul really does have a bunch of unique neighborhoods with […]
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The Other Hongdae I love surprises. This is especially true when the surprise is unexpected. I had thought that I knew Hongdae, but I just recently discovered that what I thought I knew only amounted to the tip of the iceberg. Hongdae, it turns out, has so much more going on. You see, when I […]
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