Survive & Thrive in Korea
To find Garousu Gil, aka Fashion Street, take Exit five at Apgujeong station, face the Hyundai Department store and then walk left for five or so blocks. Cross the street left and head down the block to your new fashion haven. Or you can take exit 8 of Sinsa Station walk two blocks and make […]
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Need a new weekend brunch spot? I’ve got the perfect place for you. It’s in Apgujeong on Fashion Street. Never heard of it? Well I hadn’t either until heading out there for the Gangnam Fashion Festival, but it’s more than worth a look. I spotted my new brunch spot by noticing its wrought iron archway […]
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I’ve been a posting spree about Fashion Street in Apgujeong. I can’t help it. I had such a great time there that my fingers fly across the keyboard when it comes to blogging about the place. Another hot spot I discovered was Coffee Smith. Now when it comes to coffee housed there are things that […]
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I don’t know who she is or even the name of the movie she’s in, but I love her. She’s a cinematic tour-de-force, a tragic Shakespearean heroine and the Korean Meryl Streep. I know that’s high praise but just look at that eyebrow and how much work it’s doing! Only Meryl can put so […]
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Breeze Burn’s is a trendy Burger joint at Gwangnalli Beach in Busan. The place does wonders with beef. They’ll fry you up a deluxe bacon cheeseburger that tastes like heaven. The only differenct is that the fries on the side in heaven would come with the burger instead of extra. But that one quibble aside […]
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I’ve passed Flower City a number times while taking the bus. It’s not to far from my apartment and I’d always try to drill into my head to remember to get over there. Well, last weekend it finally happened. I was waist deep in the blues and needed something to jolt me out of it. […]
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