A couple months ago, Sharon and I claimed to have been offered a writing gig in North Korea. For those who thought we were currently rubbing elbows with Kim Jung Il, I’m sorry to admit, but that was an April Fool’s joke. While that was a joke, we did have an opportunity this past week […]
In previous posts, I have mentioned some ridiculous and hilarious English translations from all around Asia. These terrible translations are affectionately called “Engrish”, and there is even an entire website devoted to funny translations from Asia. (Why are they always from Asia? Get with the program, Asia!!!!). I am going to keep writing to a […]
For the past 10 days, Jason and I have called a little island named “Jeju” our home. Jeju Island is located directly south of South Korea and is a very popular vacation and Honeymoon spot for Koreans (South Koreans, to be exact, since Northerners aren’t allowed out of their own country. Sounds like a happy […]
Sharon and I are currently on a bus from Daegu to Busan, South Korea – however, as you’re reading this we are eating sushi and udon in Japan. This post is a quick update on our itinerary and plans for the rest of the year.
After we decided to live in South Korea for 6 months of our trip, there were two things I knew I wanted to do: Learn Korean Take Taekwondo This post is about the latter and will describe the experience of learning Taekwondo in South Korea.
Korea is generally called a “homogenous” country, meaning that its natives are of the same blood. In Sharon terms, it means that everyone looks the same and if you don’t look like them you stand out. Keep in mind that I don’t mean to say this as a bad thing. In actuality, it’s something that […]
Our lives have fallen into a routine now that we’ve settled down in an apartment in Seoul, but there have been a few things happening that I thought would be fun to share. The following is a hodgepodge of our ongoing’s since arriving in Seoul. Passover in Seoul This is the first time I’ve been […]
If this were a gossip blog, we would have no readers. The most commonly asked question regarding our trip is “are they getting sick of each other yet?” This may have been a tough question to answer if we were a dramatic couple, but for gossip’s sake we are not. Therefore I am going to simplify […]
We have been offered the opportunity of a lifetime! A North Korean communist newspaper contacted us last week and explained to us how they had been following our travel blog for some time. They said they wanted to offer us the opportunity to become guests bloggers/writers for their publishing company located in Pyongyang, North Korea. […]
One of the more interesting things I’ve observed during our time on the road has been the differences between what constitutes a taxi in a particular country. Here in South Korea it’s unfortunately just a boring Hyundai 4-door sedan. Sure, the driver drives like a maniac, but that’s no different than the US. It’s not […]
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