Survive & Thrive in Korea
Queer Seoul Series An Expat Guide to Queer Seoul Part I: The Hidden Ten Percent Seoul is a city teeming with millions. Millions! Wikipedia puts the number of Seoulites in the metropolitan area at 23 million. Now as an expat I naively thought that meant the gay population of Seoul would be bursting at the […]
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Editor’s Note: This post about the Top Ten Restaurants in Seoul, as you can tell by the date, is long overdue for an update. I know what you’re going to say: how can one man possibly have eaten at every restaurant in Seoul? Well, you’re right! I haven’t. However, I have gotten around enough to […]
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KICK ASS KOREA reason 25 This past weekend the world DJ festival hit Seoul for it’s fourth birthday! I’d missed last year’s bash so I was even more excited to attend this time around. The event brings DJ and musical acts from around the world to perform. For 2010 included Freemasons, Dirty Disco Youth, Fantastic […]
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The eye of the hurricane is the perfect way I’d describe the tranquil neighborhood of Buam-dong. Located in the northern part of Seoul, this calm little community maintains its sense of peace and isolation primarily because of the lack of serious public transportation. Sure, there are a few bus routes that travel through Buam-dong but […]
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Need a tat? I’ve got the place for you. Fear not, just because you’re not back at home doesn’t mean there isn’t some kick ass spots to get some ink. Korea may be all conservative and straight laced on the surface, but once you dig a little deeper you’ll find those outside the mainstream thriving […]
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This year the Cherry blossoms did a fake out. The inclement weather pushed the festivities and cherry blossom enjoyment back a few days. Some missed out because of the freakish cold spell delaying everything, but for those lucky enough to have the time to catch the blossoms in all their glory it proved to be […]
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