Destination: Jeju, part 2 (South Korea)

Destination: Jeju, part 2 (South Korea)

Continuing the Jeju Christmas Adventure Korea trip – presenting the 2nd day of the trip (12/26). Part 1 can be found here. Waking up off the coast of Jeju – while it’s cold, it’s still a great way to wake up. After some breakfast, the...
Destination: Jeju, part 1 (South Korea)

Destination: Jeju, part 1 (South Korea)

After a very nice Christmas vacation, it’s taking some time to get back into the swing of things. Let’s rewind back to Christmas Day, where after signing up for an Adventure Korea trip this adventuring traveler and his fearless girlfriend met our guide at...
Destination: Hi Seoul Festival, Winter 2009 edition (South Korea)

Destination: Hi Seoul Festival, Winter 2009 edition (South Korea)

This season’s Hi Seoul Festival welcomes you some citizen art and a scaled back, toned-down attitude. Gone is the multi-story information booth with computers and internet ostensibly to tell you about the festival, as well as the scattered locations across the...
Life in Korea: Doing a visa run, Osaka style

Life in Korea: Doing a visa run, Osaka style

Note: ‘Life in Korea’ posts are geared towards the newer expats amongst us. If you have a more experienced perspective, feel free to comment below. Currency exchange note: As of the published date of this post, 1 Japanese yen was worth about 13 Korean won...
Destination: Namba City (Osaka, Japan)

Destination: Namba City (Osaka, Japan)

Namba Station could easily be considered the heart of southern downtown Osaka (Minami, or ‘South’, is another name). On one hand there is all the shopping and eating you’d expect from an area where several subway lines converge, while the other hands...

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