Survive & Thrive in Korea
On Christmas I had dinner with Amanda and Samarra at Geckos. The dinner was for charity and let me tell you the buffet spread was definitely worth the 40,000 won. Wolfhound and Rocky Mountain Tavern also had charity dinners, but I think Gecko’s had to be the best because they’ve been doing it longer. I […]
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COEX is a gigantic shopping complex located in the high priced gangnam area of Seoul. If you’re ready to do some extreme power shopping then COEX might just be the place for you to empty your wallet and leave your credit cards into burning twisted puddles of plastic from all the action. The hundreds of […]
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This past Sunday I ventured to the area around Ewha Women’s University which is known as Edae. The University was founded in 1886 by American Missionary Mary Scranton. Edae can be reached by takeing the green line to Ewha Women’s University Station. It’s part of the trinity of trendy which also includes Hongdae and Shinchon. […]
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Hyundai Department Store is one of the big mommas of shopping in Seoul, competing against rivals Lotte and Shinsegae. The Hyundai Department Store near me is located in Mokdong near the CBS broadcast building and Mokdong stadium. The closest subway station is Omokgyo on the purple line 5. Hyundai caters to the shopper with money […]
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My friends and I made a trip to Myungdong to search for a place to eat. Myungdong is one of the hot spot destinations in Seoul for shopping. It’s full of shops and clothing stores and you can buy whatever your wardrobe closet desires. Short shorts? Check. Baggie jeans? Gotcha. Fishnet eighties stockings? You bet. […]
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