Survive & Thrive in Korea
It’s back again! Yup, that’s right, yellow dust has returned to the Seoul skies. Last year arrived on the tail end of the yellow dust phenomena, but no such luck this time. This is where all those face masks on sale from street vendors, convenience stores, and marts come in handy. The yellow dust […]
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Their slogan is “one is never enough” and by golly that shit is no lie! You can find Rotiboys all over Seoul. I just happened to go into one by chance. I immediately thanked the bakery gods in heaven for sending me to such a buttery good place. First of all they could charge for […]
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Nope, not the plastic surgery alienesque Spicy one, but her other footballing half. He’s in Seoul with the LA Galaxy playing a friendly match against FC Seoul today at the World Cup Stadium. Beckham must love Seoul because his lovely visage is plastered all over the place on Moto advertising. The shirtless wonder hocks the […]
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One of Korea’s most significant cultural monuments, namdaemun, burned to the ground earlier this week. The tragedy has been all what my students will talk about. Namdaemun is supposedly the number one monument in Korea and a source of great pride. Namdaemun was a 610 year old national treasure. A suspect has come forward and […]
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Today is the first day of the Lunar New Year Holiday, also known as Chinese New Year. The streets are pretty deserted with people off and about on their vacation holidays. Even the subway system seems desolate which is unusual since every other time I feel like I’m trapped in a sardine can. I’m […]
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Gangnam-gu is one of the mos affluent districts in Seoul. The area is teeming with high end boutiques, trendy cafes, luxury hotels, and mega high rise condos. If you want to watch the power shoppers in action then Gangnam is certainly one of the places to people watch. Besides the shopping opportunities, I really liked […]
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