http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/jbooth/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from jbooth en-us Mon, 04 Jan 2010 17:56:33 +0000 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 17:56:33 +0000 Jieun and I took our second trip together for my visa run in July of 2008. We only had 4 days but we packed in everything we possibly could. She planned out almost every waking minute that we had in the 4 days we were there. Up at 6 or 7am every morning and out the door on a train somewhere. Great trip and great photos. http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Japan/Osaka/blog-442898.html HELLOMy school last year. http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/South-Korea/Seoul/blog-271700.html For Chuseok the Korean Thanksgiving we actually got five days off from work. We have a new teacher John and he and I planned to go hiking one of those days. We took off to Bukhansan National Park and climbed what the locals called Korea Mountain. Only about 2400ft but definetly the breath taking views from the top. The whole hike lasted around 4 hours. It was really great to get out of t http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/South-Korea/Seoul/blog-205800.html September 19th was my 27th western birthday but I'm currently 28yrs Korean age. I will also be a step closer to 30 on Jan. 1st 2008 when i turn 29 Korean age.On my birthday I headed down to my favorite bar Exit 4 with my best mates and had some cocktails. It was going to be a low key affair but Troy got me a cake and Josh got me a birthday gift and the hilarity insued. We had copious amount http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/South-Korea/Seoul/Gangnam/blog-205693.html My job has got to be the best job I have ever had. I go to work at 4pm10pm Mon Tue Thurs and Fri. That's it. 25 hours a week. The kids are so much fun and my coworkers are great. It's the most relaxed atmosphere everyday. Since I was that kid that would never shut up and continuosly got sent to the office for talking I'm still amazed that I'm actually standing in front of a class teachi http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/South-Korea/Seoul/blog-204476.html We got a new teacher at school from Hawaii John Wade. I was the only white american among all korean girls and one Korean American for 3 months. Now we got another whitey dude in there. Oh I love the girls. There great. I don't mind doing quizzes from Redbook 10 Signs Your Man is Dating Your Brother Lose 10lbs Eating Orange Peels Old FingerNails and Broken Glass. Learn How Inside http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/South-Korea/Seoul/blog-204464.html Just a quick mix of photos from my favorite bar in Seoul. I originally walked in all on my own just looking for a place to get a drink after work. I soon met the most endearing group of people that have changed my experience living in Kondae and just being in Seoul period. A great group of people that I now call my friends. No one can speak English very well except for Troy who has now becom http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/South-Korea/Seoul/blog-204449.html Before I left around the middle of October I took 5 days to go to San Francisco to see two great friends of mine. Jamie Boatner and Thorin Burke. We spent time drinking and enjoying the cold autumn weather in SF. Thorin and I went on foot one day exploring the city. I got some great shots of the Bay Bridge Golden Gate the Palace of Fine Arts and the City. Some how we ended up in an old sch http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/California/San-Francisco/Alcatraz/blog-199998.html I had a big adventure today. I put on my adventure pants then shirt and finally my adventure shoes. My beat up little red nikes that have been 20000 miles with me everywhere. Jungles beaches rivers dirt roads temples on motor bikes and planes. They have barely kept themselves together thus far but boy are they my pride and joy. So I went on an adventure. I love that I can take the metro http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/South-Korea/Seoul/blog-182704.html Seoul nbspAsia raquonbspSouth Korea raquonbspSeoul By jboothJuly 13th 2007Jared BoothThese are mainly of Konkuk University which is a 5 min walk from my apartment. I went exploring today trying to find a gym and basketball courts. Some luck but all the courts were empty. Nice lake to run around though. Bonus http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/South-Korea/Seoul/blog-180657.html So I finally made it to Seoul on Thursday June 14th. Had a roomate Ian in the hotel that CDI put us up in for the week of training. He has a friend Matt who has been here for 2 years so he obligingly became our guide for our first weekend. We went out and had a couple crazy ones as you do on Friday and Saturday. I was suprised to find that people in Seoul just don't go to bed. It doesn't ma http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/South-Korea/Seoul/blog-177371.html Syndey for the Day Part OnenbspAustralasia raquonbspAustralia raquonbspNew South Wales raquonbspSydney By jboothJune 13th 2007Jared BoothIve got the whole day in Sydney so Im doing some running around site seeing. Half way there but had to take a break for a bit and get off my feet. Here's what ive seen so far. Sydney Opera House Harbour Bridge Hyde Park Botanic Gardens Georg http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Sydney/blog-168619.html Sydney for the day Part 2nbspAustralasia raquonbspAustralia raquonbspNew South Wales raquonbspSydney By jboothJune 13th 2007Jared Booth So here's the other half of my day in Sydney. I got up at 8am and had to run around everywhere snapping every shot that I could. Also I was across town and my visa got finished processing about 5 hours earlier than previously quoted so I ran across http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Sydney/blog-177381.html Syds for the day Part 1AnbspAustralasia raquonbspAustralia raquonbspNew South Wales raquonbspSydney By jboothJune 13th 2007Jared BoothHad to add some more photos from the first half of the day that i didn't have time to get to then. Enjoy http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Sydney/blog-177389.html FarewellnbspAustralasia raquonbspAustralia raquonbspVictoria raquonbspMelbourne raquonbspSt Kilda By jboothJune 12th 2007Jared Booth I lived at 57 Fawkner Street for over 3 months with Enys Tom Sizemore Murtagh Betty Crocker Little Baby Dave and Sophia. Also worked at the Vibe Cafe with some great folks as well. Paul Carmille the Jessica's Tony the boss Katie Roscoe A http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Victoria/Melbourne/St-Kilda/blog-177398.html St. Kilda SaintsnbspAustralasia raquonbspAustralia raquonbspVictoria raquonbspMelbourne raquonbspSt Kilda By jboothMay 28th 2007Jared BoothIve got most of my housemates and people from work here. There family now and will be missed when I go in 2 weeks. http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Victoria/Melbourne/St-Kilda/blog-162878.html Historians maintain that drinking games with 4 wine does Not in fact make you high class. nbspAustralasia raquonbspAustralia raquonbspVictoria raquonbspMelbourne raquonbspSt Kilda By jboothMay 16th 2007Jared Booth 57 Fawkner Street is my sweet little home in St. Kilda Melbourne. On occasion we at the house like to buy really cheap toilet wine and play drinking games. We all had http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Victoria/Melbourne/St-Kilda/blog-158898.html After MidnightnbspAustralasia raquonbspAustralia raquonbspVictoria raquonbspMelbourne raquonbspSt Kilda By jboothMay 7th 2007Jared BoothAfter a long night of carousing and galavanting at the local get down pub we obviously feel like a bag full of nails. So whats the most common cure for a hang over A Jazz Festival Sadly we traversed all the way to the city 20min Tram and http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Victoria/Melbourne/St-Kilda/blog-175449.html Yeash PleashnbspAustralasia By jboothApril 7th 2007Jared BoothJust a small collection of a few of my favorite photos. They are from all over Asia and Australia. Enjoy http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/blog-145936.html 57 Fawkner Street Thursday Night Social Club The 57snbspAustralasia raquonbspAustralia raquonbspVictoria raquonbspMelbourne raquonbspSt Kilda By jboothApril 7th 2007Jared BoothHousematesTom aka Tom Sizemore Irishpreviously seen traveling with me through LaosJames aka Little Baby Dave English also reported to have traveled through Laos with Tom and INina Irish Aoifa http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Victoria/Melbourne/St-Kilda/blog-145939.html