I couldn’t stop taking pictures. Everywhere I looked there was something wonderful and mysterious. The line between art, accident, and naturally occurring residue was completely blurred. One of my most favourite combinations. Continue reading
It is no secret that I love a good cup of coffee…or three…and I am always on the lookout for interesting little spots to duck into to get my caffeine on. Continue reading
As I have mentioned before, coffee is such a big deal in South Korea, that even a moderately sized community like Waegwan (the locals refer to it as a ‘rural city’) boasts a handful of nice cafes. The Spring Coffee is one of those. Continue reading
After an Indian summer that seemed to stretch on forever, winter has come to settle in South Korea. There is no disputing this as I gaze from the window of our house, high up on a hill overlooking the northern edge of Dongducheon. Trees, naked and skeletal against the stark blue sky decorate the tops of nearby hills and columns of smoke rise from the valley below. There is wind. There is ice. There is winter. Continue reading
Every once in a while you just want to go out for a nice breakfast…Little did I know that my beloved Sunday champagne brunches (or even a trip to a greasy spoon) would become an almost impossible to find treat when we moved to South Korea. Continue reading
The Colours of Hahoe Village
I guess when a place is known as the ‘capital of the Korean spirit’ it should be pretty obvious there would be a lot going on. National treasures, important folk material, and even an intangible cultural asset…Where to begin? Continue reading
Ready…Set…Bibimbap!
People are not joking when they tell you that South Koreans love festivals. Every season boasts an array of celebrations taking place all over the country. Omija, medicinal herbs, body painting, makjeoli, azaelas…the list goes on. I will start by stating that not every festival is created equal, Continue reading
Going off an address that we had gleaned from the simultaneously vague and informative Palgong Provincial Park website, we set off in what we hoped was the general direction of some good hiking. The back roads from Waegwan wound themselves through villages with crooked brick bus stops and past fields of Continue reading
Generally protected from the Korean War by the joint South Korea-U.S. manned perimeter, Busan is not only a city with an intact history, but a city by the ocean and one of the tourist destinations on the peninsula. Boasting beautiful beaches, rocky cliff walks, Continue reading
Finally! The humidity has left the air and our nights and mornings have a refreshing chill to them. We have been waiting for days like these to put on our hiking boots and Continue reading