A Visit to Costco, Autumn 2021
I’d always assumed you couldn’t get into Costco without a membership.. turns out that’s not quite true. You can get in with a gift certificate. Only members can buy those certificates, but th…
I’d always assumed you couldn’t get into Costco without a membership.. turns out that’s not quite true. You can get in with a gift certificate. Only members can buy those certificates, but th…
There is a restaurant near Gyodae Station called Hwanggeumkongbat that is famous for its tofu. I had been wanting to try it, but with the times being what they are I never got around to it, until I found out t…
Garak Market is a big market you can get to on a Ttareungi (Seoul’s public bike share). I went over on the weekend, partly for the exercise. Like this.. Having a car does make buying things a bit easier…
I’d heard there was a famous Chinese-run Chinese restaurant in Apgujeong, and when the chance came up I went to check it out. Gadam The place has a certain presence to it. Plenty of seats, and it was pa…
I heard there was a good gimbap place in Nakseongdae, so I went to have a look. The view on the way there There are so many hills around here that the views are great. Owol’s Special Gimbap I got it to…
A Cuban sandwich shows up in the movie Chef, and ever since I saw it I’d been thinking, man, I want to try that. Then I heard there was a place specialising in them, so off I went. The place The interio…
Working near Sinnonhyeon, I seem to end up at OCTORS on a regular basis. Octopus Octopus Octopus The octopus is excellent, but the portions are on the small side. Makes me think it works better as a second-…
Nothing much to it, so I’ll keep it short.. Sky Sky Scenery Bridge Bridge Sky The Han River The Han River The Han River Level crossing We have places like this in Korea too.. this is over by Ha…
Randy’s Donuts is the place in Yeonnam-dong with the insanely long line.. honestly, you could say it got famous because it showed up in Iron Man.. If it weren’t for Iron Man, I don’t think I&…
Just a collection of photos. Off to the Han River by bike.. The Banpo district Apartment blocks going up at a furious pace.. The Han River Saebit Dungdungseom, the floating islands The Han River The Han R…
Pepero Kkokkalcorn, bought because someone said it was good Hmm.. an interesting flavour.. but well.. it’s carbs piled on top of carbs.. so it’s probably best not to expect too much. Kkokkalcorn S…
Nothing much to see here.. Kkanpunggi (sweet and spicy fried chicken) Fried rice Maesawagyu ramen Just one of those bag ramens.. in the end they all taste about the same. It isn’t especially tastier t…