Jackie’s Kitchen
So it turns out the Jackie Chan, the venerable Hong Kong action film star, has his own chain of restaurants serving his “favorite noodles & dim…
Read articleJogyesa Temple
Jogyesa is a small but important temple in the Jogye order of Korean Buddhism – located in the heart of Seoul it seems strangely out of…
Read articleJjimjilbang (찜질방)
Slowly roasting yourself alive has never really appealed to me but having heard good things about the highly popular family saunas (Jjimjilbang) in South Korea I…
Read articleHan River & 63 City
After a pretty intense beginning to my travels Wednesday was a little more relaxed – I ventured south again to the Seoul’s main tributary, the majestic…
Read articleLotte World
Lotte World, opened in 1989, is South Korea’s home grown answer to Disney Land and shares with it many of the same iconic themes to the…
Read articleThe Wanderer Returns
Jogyesa Temple (Seoul) – photo by xoxoryan. When Arnie uttered the immortal words “I’ll be back” he meant it, as did I, so at rather short…
Read articleNamdaemun Destroyed
On Sunday night a devastating fire destroyed the 610 year-old Namdaemun “Great South Gate” in Seoul, South Korea [video]. Luckily no one was hurt but it’s…
Read articleFood vs Fashion
Cosmetic surgery clinics are pervasive in Korea with advertisements cheerfully proclaiming the many benefits you will reap if you have this or that done to your…
Read articleDowngraded
Last week was pretty busy with work and it looks set to be fairly hectic till the end of the year, which for me ends December…
Read articleBack to School
It’s been a long time since I posted anything under the “University” category since I graduated over two years ago and whilst I may be a…
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