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Entrance to the Dragon Hill Spa in Seoul, South Korea

Hot and Spicy: jjimjilbangs and jjukkumi

Entrance to the Dragon Hill Spa in Seoul, South Korea

Guardian of the jjimjilbang

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


Bean’s Market – Daegu Brunch Spot

Beans Market
Beans Market Restaurant, Daegu

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


Busan: A City by the Sea

Overlooking the Ocean

Overlooking the Ocean

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