Survive & Thrive in Korea
I never thought I’d eat a burrito I didn’t like, but I was wrong. I should have known better. I’ve had the best Mexican food in Seoul at Taco Rico, but that wasn’t good enough for me. Well, yeah it is, but at the time I didn’t think it was good enough to travel half […]
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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, […]
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THE 사무실 Gaston : Rolanda, Mr. Smith sent his flight booking schedule itinerary e-ticket, but we have to change our schedules so we can’t to pick him up at the airport. You keep telling us he’s in Italy, he’s in UK, so you don’t know his number, but you should have to ask him. Rolanda […]
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Another year, another mudfest. This time things started off great, took a wet turn for the worse, then came out with sunshine smiles. We took off Friday night on a bus departing from Express Bus Terminal and bound for Boryeong. Our group consisted of Ian, Lyn, Jodie and yours truly. We sped along at a […]
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In hannam-dong there’s a building with a glassy obsidian sheen that draws the gaze of everyone who comes near. Though, possibly, its their noses that are being drawn since this looming tower of black steel and glass houses the gossamer delicate baking goods of Passion Five. From the outset you know its not going to […]
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