I am the antithesis of a café connoisseur. I don’t frequent cafés often, I seldom drink tea and I don’t get anywhere near coffee of any sort. How, then, do you suppose I could possibly pass judgment on a café? Aesthetic appeal and music selection… Read More
Ubiquitous are the essential staples in Korean cuisine: seaweed, rice cakes, bean sprouts, seaweed, sweet potatoes, fish cakes, red bean, spam, meat on meat on meat and, of course, kimchi and all that fermented cabbage goodness in all its glory. For an outsider, repetitive ingredients… Read More
Standing at a mere 287 meters high, you have walked up hills steeper than Achasan. The appeal of Achasan lies not in its rather unimpressive size, but in its unmatched views of Seoul. This miniature mountain lies just north of the Han River in eastern… Read More
My recent visit to the Noryangjin Fish Market was an incredible experience of epic proportions. I had two fabulous friends in town from Oakland who wanted to go check it out- I had no idea what a treat we were in for! Noryangjin Fish market is… Read More
I should have learned my lesson at the Seoul Electronic Music Festival. Holga-ing while intoxicated = mostly a failure. It’s the changing of the film that gets me. Tuesday evening, we headed to Itaewon for 2-for-1 fish-n-chips at Wolfhound, a homey, Western-style Irish Pub. We… Read More
Groovy Bow Sequence 