Recent Posts Tagged With 'Seoul'

• Ongdal-sam Tea House

  Posted on Wednesday December 23rd, 2009 at 16:18 in food, tea, Seoul, cafe, ginger, recreation, rice wine, samcheong, gangnam-gu

  A few weekends ago my friends Ian, Kalli, and I went out to Samcheong-dong for some early morning tea. We found Ongdal-sam tea house which serves up their morning brew in a traditional styled Korean house. I went with the ginger honey tea on the far ...

• Seoul Snow Jam

  Posted on Tuesday December 15th, 2009 at 12:32 in sports, sport, fun, Seoul, competitions, world cup, alpine skiing world cup

  This past weekend the Seoul Snow Jam was held over the weekend at Gwanghwamun Plaza by Kyobo bookstore. The event organizers built a huge towering snow ramp to give professional snowboarders from across the globe a world class facility to compete ag...

• Reader Email 6

  Posted on Sunday December 13th, 2009 at 17:42 in asia, Korea, Seoul, teacher, reader email, kmkorner

  Love the blog, great nom de plume. I am wondering what it is like being an “older” ESL teacher there, most tend to be in their 20s. I lived in Seoul a long while back and want to return to teach ESL and diving. Does Yongsan still have...

• Nike Human Race

  Posted on Thursday October 22nd, 2009 at 06:21 in fitness, health, charity, Seoul

  What is the Nike Human Race? Well according to the folks at Nike...On 08.31.08, Nike is making a statement like no other before. Nike is putting onthe World’s Largest Running Event. The 10k event will be the ultimate runnerexperience. By combining ...

• Mass Freeze Seoul

  Posted on Monday October 5th, 2009 at 15:41 in events, Seoul

  Last weekend mass freeze hit Seoul. If you don’t know what the mass freeze concept is all about just take a look at the video below. Basically, a group of people find a public area to infiltrate, blending in to the background as if they are just g...

• Coffee Smith

  Posted on Tuesday May 26th, 2009 at 06:25 in reviews, coffee, Seoul

  I’ve been a posting spree about Fashion Street in Apgujeong. I can’t help it. I had such a great time there that my fingers fly across the keyboard when it comes to blogging about the place. Another hot spot I discovered was Coffee Smith. Now whe...

• National Assembly Building

  Posted on Thursday April 16th, 2009 at 05:52 in Seoul, sightseeing

  The National Assembly building is located in Yeouidong. This is the spot where Korea's politicians mix it up and rumble over legislation. It's right near Yeouido Park and the lawns of the national assembly give the park a run for its money when it c...

• Rainbow

  Posted on Tuesday April 14th, 2009 at 05:32 in Bars, Seoul, drinks

  If you're ever in gangnam and looking for a spot to kick back, sip a cool drink and grab a hookah to smoke a bit then I've got a place for you: Rainbow! Head downstairs to this basement bar and enter yesteryear's world of hippie wonder and flower po...

• Namsan Cable Car

  Posted on Thursday April 9th, 2009 at 05:43 in Seoul, sightseeing, namsan

  Tired of making the long trek up Namsan to Seoul Tower? Well, never fear the cable car has your back. Though overpriced the cable car manages to zoom you straight up to the top in a matter of minutes. No more thirty minute hikes for you. To be hones...

• Traditional Korean Bakery

  Posted on Saturday April 4th, 2009 at 03:02 in food, Seoul, dessert, bakery

  Feeling a bit peckish, my brother and I decided to take the plunge and discover the finer points of Korean Traditional bakery. We found such a place nearby and even though I couldn't decipher the Korean (yeah I suck) it didn't take any Sherlock Hol...

• 24 Hour Theater

  Posted on Friday April 3rd, 2009 at 03:42 in Seoul, random, performances

  Think it's possible to write, direct and act in a 7 minute play all within 24 hours? Well that's the premise behind the Seoul Players 24 hour theater. On the night before the curtain goes up all anyone and everyone interested in joining in meets to ...

• 63 Seaworld

  Posted on Tuesday March 31st, 2009 at 03:28 in Seoul, sightseeing

  The 63 building has many hidden treasures. One of them happens to be a full fledge aquarium. They manage to squeeze a lot of critters in there including everyone's favorite cold weather flightless bird. Some of the tanks are so big that the staff di...

• Public Schools

  Posted on Tuesday March 24th, 2009 at 21:24 in education, work, Seoul, esl

  I'm well into the third week of my new public school job so I think this would be a good time to give you all my impressions so far. First, I'll throw in a little context. I came to the public school system from two years of hogwon indentured servitu...

• Lotte World & Jamsil Station

  Posted on Monday March 23rd, 2009 at 06:44 in shopping, skating, Seoul, sightseeing, amusement park

  Looking for a little amusement? Well Lotte World just happens to be a full fledged amusement park located in Jamsil Station. That's right, in the station! Now this post is sort of a fake out because while my brother and I did come across Lotte World...

• Shoot 'em up Seoul Style

  Posted on Friday March 20th, 2009 at 04:29 in Seoul, sightseeing, weapons, amusement park

  Need to blow off some steam? I know you do if you're an English Teacher in Korea. With all the screaming students, domineering parents, rampaging directors, and kooky co-workers how can you not want to just pick up a bazooka and fire away! Well, now...

• Imax 63 style

  Posted on Monday March 16th, 2009 at 07:15 in movies, Seoul, sightseeing

  If you haven't been then I recommend the Imax experience at the 63 building. More than likely you have been to an Imax show. If not then you're truly missing out. The huge screen totally engulfs your vision to make you feel as if you're part of the ...

• VIPS the last supper

  Posted on Friday March 13th, 2009 at 05:38 in reviews, Seoul, restaurants

  For our end of contract dinner my coworkers and I decided on VIPS. You can find the Denny's style restaurant over Seoul. Our VIPS of choice is right outside Gangnam Station exit 7 on the second floor a few buildings down. Vips has a standard menu, b...

• Korean Basketball

  Posted on Wednesday February 25th, 2009 at 00:33 in sports, Seoul, sightseeing

  Whats a guy to do on a gloomy overcast sunday afternoon in Seoul? Take in a Korean basketball game of course! We headed over to Sports Comple station where the home stadium of the SK Knights is located. Tickets were only 4,000won and with the super ...

• Angel in Us

  Posted on Tuesday February 24th, 2009 at 17:40 in coffee, Seoul, drinks

  Angel in Us coffee is another one of the vast number of coffee chains in Seoul. To stand out from the pack Angels in Us promotes angel mania and the good spirit within us all, especially their customers.It's a great place to sit and chat and connect ...

• Seoul Family Vacation

  Posted on Wednesday February 18th, 2009 at 03:58 in family, Seoul, sightseeing

  My brother is coming to visit! With his arrival I thought it would be a great time to plumb the depths of my readers' minds for those precious nuggets of info on Seoul!I want to know about those hidden gem restaurants, clubs, bars, museums or anythin...

• Ubase

  Posted on Wednesday February 18th, 2009 at 00:29 in technology, Seoul, notebooks

  What's a guy to do when his Ipod Touch starts acting wacky? Call up Ubase! No, they're not a shadow military operation, at least not that I know of, but an Apple Service Center in Gangnam near Coex mall.The folks at Ubase happily took my Ipod off my ...

• Gangnam Station

  Posted on Tuesday February 17th, 2009 at 05:43 in shopping, Seoul

  Underground shopping never had it so good as it does in Seoul. If you're looking to et your shopping on while crusing the subway then look no further than Gangnam Station, the green number 7 line. Clothing stores jam pack the station crammed with a...

• Pho Mein

  Posted on Sunday February 15th, 2009 at 07:12 in reviews, Seoul, restaurants

  I pity the Pho who don't eat my...um, Pho? When it comes to restaurants Seoul truly is international. Being a major hub in Asia you can expect to find all manner of asian cuisine. Vietnamese cuisine is no exception and if you love pho then do I have...

• URZZang

  Posted on Thursday February 5th, 2009 at 00:38 in Photography, technology, Seoul, random

  URRZZang digital photo and sticker shop smacks you in the face with slaptstick frivolity. All you need is a good friend, a few thousand won and a Sweet Holic photo booth for the wackyness to ensue. Deposit the won and join your buddy inside to pose ...

• Coffine Gurunaru

  Posted on Sunday February 1st, 2009 at 07:42 in coffee, Seoul, drinks

  After seeing a performance at the Seoul Arts Center in Seocho I know just the spot for you to relax. Pop over to Coffine Gurunaru for a steaming cup of java or chilled glass of wine. Coffine is not only ideally located for pre or post performance di...

• Photo Randomness

  Posted on Monday January 26th, 2009 at 03:05 in Seoul, random

  Now to keep a promise I've decided to include some previous out about town photos. Notice the afro! I miss it. I want to return to my afro, but the inbetween phase just wears me out. Steve is also working the Luke Skywalker hair.Yeah, Rebecca's scar...