Seoul Trip, Day Two
After going all out on the first day, I woke up in the morning feeling absolutely terrible. I’ve been doing strength training lately and eating a high-protein diet, so after pouring that much alcohol dow…
After going all out on the first day, I woke up in the morning feeling absolutely terrible. I’ve been doing strength training lately and eating a high-protein diet, so after pouring that much alcohol dow…
I had a business trip to Korea at the end of May. It was a very short trip, so I didn’t have much time and couldn’t really fit in any good restaurants, but on a weekend morning I carved out a littl…
This looks like it will be my last Korea post for a while. But I’ve only just finished January… I still have to post just as much for February, March and April, so I’m losing my motivation. O…
I’ve heard that for people who live in Seoul, Hanilkwan is a restaurant tied up with childhood memories, but since I’m not a Seoulite myself I can’t really speak to that. Still, it’s on…
It was my first time ever in Ilsan, so I wandered around the neighbourhood until night. Then it was time to eat, and after dithering over where to go, I ended up at a kkomjangeo (hagfish) place in La Festa. It…
Around the Lunar New Year holidays I had a chance to come back to Korea, so I got together with friends I’d only been keeping in touch with over messenger. When they asked where I most wanted to go, I sa…
I love noodles, so the season doesn’t really matter to me. Summer or winter, I have to have a great bowl of Pyongyang naengmyeon before a trip back to Korea feels worth it. Luckily there’s a Pyeong…
Maknae Hoe Center in Singil-dong is an old regular haunt of mine. Though I can’t really call myself a regular, since I don’t manage to go that often. I wanted sandfish, a winter delicacy, and while…
I came out to Jongno for the first time in a while. To buy glasses ^_^ Glasses cost about twice as much in Japan, you see.. It was about time to replace mine, so I went to Namdaemun. Some people say Dongdaemun…
Yeongsangang is a hongeo (fermented skate) restaurant near Nambu Bus Terminal subway station. To celebrate being back in Korea after a long while, I went to have some skate. The sign It wasn’t hard to f…
Yongsan has really developed lately. Besides electronics and computer parts, there’s now a bookstore, a department store and even an E-Mart. With a food court and a CGV cinema too, you could spend the wh…
I hadn’t seen my college friends in ages, so we agreed to meet up in Sillim-dong. Originally I wanted to do a Bogeonok + Woo Lae Oak meetup, but it turns out Bogeonok is closed on Sundays.. Seoul Galbi s…