Trip to Gyeongju 경주 March 1, 2013September 13, 2017g8erchum March 1st is a national holiday in Korea – called ‘Sam-il’ (‘Sam’ means 3 and il means 1 – 삼일). It commemorates patriots [...]
Fire Festival February 24, 2013September 13, 2017g8erchum We walked over to Gwangali 광안리 on a cold and overcast afternoon to discover a huge pile of branches and paper offerings on [...]
A Walk Along the Coast February 21, 2013September 13, 2017g8erchum Despite the cold weather we decided to take a long walk along the coast. After a 10 minute walk from our apartment we [...]
Our Neighborhood February 14, 2013September 13, 2017g8erchum Our neighborhood is called Suyeong 수영 which means ‘swimming’ in Korean. [...]
Seafood Bar-b-que February 9, 2013September 13, 2017g8erchum 1 Two of my Korean co-workers took Shannon and I out to a fantastic seafood bbq. These restaurants are set up in tents right [...]
Back in the ROK (Republic of Korea) 대한민국 February 7, 2013September 13, 2017g8erchum We made it! Flight from Orlando to Charlotte, JFK in New York, Seoul and finally Busan. Total travel time – about 30 hours. [...]