Nami Island
The plan on my second day in Chuncheon was to visit a waterfall and…
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North & South of the 38th parallel
Cheongpyeongsa Temple
After arriving on the northern shore of Lake Soyang we walked through a ramshackle…
Chuncheon & Soyang Dam
On my fifth day in South Korea I headed east by train to Chuncheon,…
Jackie’s Kitchen
So it turns out Jackie Chan, the venerable Hong Kong action film star, has…
Jogyesa Temple
Jogyesa is a small but important temple in the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism…
Jjimjilbang (찜질방)
“jjimjilbang” by peace ken is licensed under CC BY 2.0 Slowly roasting yourself alive has never really appealed…
Han River & 63 City
After a pretty intense beginning to my travels, Wednesday was a little more relaxed…
Lotte World
Lotte World, which opened in 1989, is South Korea’s homegrown answer to Disney Land…
The Wanderer Returns
Jogyesa Temple (Seoul) – photo by xoxoryan. When Arnie uttered the immortal words “I’ll…
Namdaemun Destroyed
On Sunday night a devastating fire destroyed the 610-year-old Namdaemun “Great South Gate” in…
Downgraded
Last week was pretty busy with work and it looks set to be fairly…
Back to School
It’s been a long time since I posted anything under the “University” category since…