Korea
I will be on the plane to Washington DC by this time tomorrow. It’s just three months, I know. But due to all the hectic things happened around me during the past few months, or last two years, it feels like really a big deal and I guess it really is a big deal. […]
My Seoul, Its Face before I Leave. Read More »
Today, I reveal the secret. The truth about Last Minute Flight Ticket System in Korea.. There isn’t one. There, I said it. And yes, I’m serious. Then, how do I know their dirty little secret? It goes way back, like two weeks. My friend Katie Tibbetts and I decided to go
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. #Location : Island guesthouse, Jeju island, South Korea #Occasion : I was all ready to go back home. In my 8 bed dorm room, I was done packing and out of the room then.. thought something was terribly wrong. Ailing (the owner of the guesthouse) was not there but three policemen in their uniform.
Unexpected Friendly Neighbors in Jeju Island Read More »
I am at Hwaumsa for a templestay and I am feeling the universe. I was expecting some level of awesomeness but not this much. Between an evening pray session and bed time which is 9pm, is a free time. Some devoted people are continue meditating and praying and I was just looking around the area.
Templestay, Homesick, and Milkyway Read More »
Leaving Yeosu There is the place like this, gives you more powerful feeling when you leave than when you arrive. I’ve been here few years ago, dragged by powerful feeling toward to Admiral Lee, the greatest navy man of all time. I’ve read so many books about him and he was a great inventor
*Location : Hongdae, Seoul (Hongik University) *Occasion : It was here, on this wall for quite a long time but I’ve never thought about take pictures of this. I guess I was taking for granted my town. It happened to something very close to us. As soon as I saw this art last week, it
Runaway Photo: Powerful Street Art in Hongdae, Seoul Read More »
Today is Dongji 동지. The logest night of the year. I should explain some background for this. Okay, the traditional East Asian calendars divide a year into 24 solar terms. And Dongji is 22nd solar term of the year. And this is day for the logest night of the year, and celebrate successful harvesting. It
Eat Patjuk and Drive Evils Away! Read More »
#The New Contents! The very first Guest of honor on #Runaway tales by Runawayers Category is Thomas M. Holst. Tom is from Omaha, US, and spend last few years in China and Korea. We met on my recent Jeju trip. Tom and his girlfriend Laura stayed at same guesthouse as me, the famous island guesthouse,
Olle Course 10 Expedition – A Story by Thomas M. Holst Read More »
Besides “Gangnam Style”, what do you know about Seoul? My hometown, one of the biggest cities in the world that expands over 600 years, Seoul is becoming a popular destination for world travelers. The capital city of South Korea may not on a list of the most beautiful cities, but it has a lot to
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. . 2nd day Suwon Fortress –> Musical in Daehakro –> Shopping in Hongdae . Suwon Hwasung(Hwa fortress – ‘sung’ is ‘fortress’ in Korean) . UNESCO designated the fortress a World heritage site in 1997. You can imagine why Suwon fortress is one of must see place in Korea. . The wall surrounds the center
Itinerary of short trip to Seoul, 2nd day Read More »
