Chuncheon is the capital of Gangwon-do, and is famous for two things; drama and food. I tried to do both whilst there last weekend, with varying degrees of success: 1. Dakgalbi street, also known as Myeongdong street, is the main highlight of central Chuncheon. Here we were a lot more successful tourists! Dakgalbi is a
It’s been over a month now, since I blogged about the non-Korean expecting mothers concerns. It seemed only fair that in continuation of that blog, I must share a new parent’s concerns as well. But I was completely unable to take time out for writing a new post, as my child was going through a major
When traveling, one of the things you have to worry about is how to get to the main part of the city from the airport. Airports are normally located so far out of the city that you cannot avoid taking a taxi sometimes depending on the country you are traveling in. Fortunately, South Korea has
Why Korean men want to marry foreign women? From the mid-1990s, on a majority of posters appearing in Seoul subway stations, it could be seen that South Korea government was making a concerted effort to encourage local girls to marry farmers. Since the 1960s, young women had an incentive to move from countryside to the
Lost in Guryong, the biggest slum of Gangnam My visit to this slum was very muchy unplanned, instead of going to Gangnam Station for shopping, I found myself in 구룡마을(Guryong), my mind immersed in the sudden uneasy feelings of the hidden danger around the corner: drug addicts, gangs or anyone is stalking around and waiting
Homosexuality is still considered as a taboo in Korea. For sure, it is not as open as other Western countries. The one Korean gay celebrity that people mostly have heard of would be Hong Seok-cheon. After revealing his homosexuality, he had gone through a tough time in terms of his career as a celebrity. Fortunately,
Even though public transportation is pretty accessible in Korea, it is necessary to take a taxi back home after a night out, especially on fire Friday ´Bulgeum´ (불금)! Buses stop running between midnight and 5 am, which makes it a little difficult for night owls. I remember staying up at a Burger king once because
Once again it is the season of rain and wind, the Jangma season. Every year during late June through July, the most annoying Jangma season (known as rainy season or monsoon season by Koreans) will be visiting South Korea with lots of rain and wind, where it may cause some places to flood due to heavy
