Tag: asia
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A Very Brief Tour of Our Street in Gwangyang
Nicole takes us on a very brief tour of our neighborhood in Gwangyang, South Korea.
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Recycling in Korea
Here’s a quick and dirty tour of everything dirty at my apartment complex. Kill some time and look at some trash.
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Visiting Jeju Island Day 3 – Escape from Jeju
Yesterday, our tour guide had informed us that there was a typhoon coming and that our lunchtime ferry was cancelled. Instead, we would be taking the last ferry out of Jeju early Sunday morning. So we all woke early, packed our things, and like the Jews leaving Egypt, boarded a tour bus for the ferry…
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Visiting Jeju Island Day 2 – Beaches, Temples, and Sailing Ships
Following the previous night’s shenanigans, the morning seemed relatively calm, especially if you weren’t hungover. Nicole and I were fine. We woke at 8 and greeted the day. After the usual morning routine we walked downstairs (the motel didn’t have an elevator) for breakfast. Breakfast was a cardboard box filled with muffins. We each grabbed…
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Visiting Jeju Island Day 1 – Loveland, Lava, and Beaches
To celebrate National Foundation Day in Korea, and no work Friday, Nicole and I booked a trip to Jeju Island, Korea’s Hawaii. Jeju had been on our radar for quite some time. We were both very interested in visiting Jeju, but everyone we spoke with seemed to have just an alright time. Some people complained…
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Kiana in Korea – Visiting Busan and Haedong Yonggungsa
Last weekend Kiana came to visit Nicole and I in Seoul. Over the past week she traveled around Korea visiting the Boseong Tea Fields, Gwangju, and hanging out with us in Gwangyang. This weekend, we visited Busan to see the Haedong Yonggungsa temple and Haeundae beach. Traveling to Busan Kiana, Nicole, and I got up early…
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Kiana in Korea – Visiting Seoul and the DMZ
My sister, Kiana, came to visit Nicole and I in Korea. It’s the first part of her multi-week Asia adventure. She flew into Incheon and took the bus to Seoul arriving Thursday. Nicole and I took a bus up after work Friday and met her in Itaewon for some weekend shenanigans. Our first night we…
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Day 3 in Taiwan – Spanish Forts, Taiwanese Beaches, and British Consulates
We woke promptly at sometime, probably 9, that sounds about right, and embarked for Bai Sha Wan beach. The beach was about two hours travel north, outside of Taipei and along the coast. It was a beautiful beach and for the life of us we could not properly pronounce it. I asked several people and…
