안국 (Anguk) station
The hostel we were staying at was a couple minutes away from 안국 (Anguk) station. We spent quite a bit of time there over the weekend.
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During our weekend excursion we stayed at the Lavinia hostel near Anguk (안국) station, in Seoul. It was really clean and the facilities looked pretty new. The staff was very kind and helpful (we were...
View ArticleSo long, Seoul (again)!
Crossing the water on my way to the Express Bus Station, from the window of the subway.
View ArticleBamboo balance
Saw this coming in the side mirror of the car and laid in wait. There were actually two guys riding past with giant bamboo shoots balances through their bicycles but this was definitely the shot.
View ArticleNo amusement park
I can only assume it was open. All that my coworker could tell me about the park was that a couple people had died there in the past. There were no real details as to the how or when, except that he...
View ArticleMeandering
The last couple weekends I’ve stayed in town. I needed a bit of a rest but I was also curious how the seasonal changes were affecting the city that I explored back when it was biting cold. These are...
View ArticleSunset
I know I haven’t posted much lately. I’m in a bit of a bind trying to finish up some paperwork and do some lesson planning. This is just a quick one to say that I do have a backlog of photo adventures...
View ArticleLast of the bday love!
My students and Kelly also made me a card and got me a bday cake!
View ArticleCheeze Balls
Kelly learned the hard way that shopping at Costco is not a good idea if you just want to ‘try’ something. So you take them to work and feed them to small children and turn them into cheese ball...
View ArticleCup Ramen Parties
Every so often Fridays call for cup ramen parties, games and cartoons…(sometimes the teacher wants a break too)
View ArticleSafa Braai in Seoul
Still working through the backlog! A couple weeks back I went to a South African braai in Seoul, for their Children’s day. The day was full of food and fun and fistful of popsicles and some very...
View ArticleBingsu, 빙수
Waffles and bingsu, Korea has it solved! Bingsu is amazing in this insane summer heat: tons of crushed ice, berries (there are other flavours but I recommend this one), red bean paste, a scoop of ice...
View ArticleThe journey to Saemangeum Sea Wall, Part I
A couple weeks ago I set out on a rather epic bike ride with my friend, Dana. It was amazing and I can’t wait for a break in the rainy season to go do it again. These are of our ride out to the...
View ArticleThe journey to Saemangeum Sea Wall, Part II
This guy was amazing! Also, that machine behind him is how they get the rice planted so evenly. Dana’s dangerous riding and texting techniques…it’s all fun and games until someone rides into the rice...
View ArticleSaemangeum Sea Wall
I’ve posted about the sea wall before but for those of you who’ve forgotten, this is touted as the longest sea wall in the world at 26km from one end to the other. Well, we rode about half of it and...
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