Blogs from Busan, South Korea, Asia - page 33

Jan and I took the 3 hour KTX (Speed Train) to Busan on Friday morning. We had set this weekend aside to do some adventuring. It all started at the Seoul Station where trains and busses set off to all over Korea. They run from Seoul to Sokcho, Mokpo, and Daegu, covering the country as though they are the veins that sustain its existence. Busan is located at the most Southern tip of Korea. The city itself is not quite that different from Seoul. It has a subways station and towering buildings; there are street venders and even a Busan tower. What Seoul doesn’t have though is a fish market and beaches. Right when we got to Busan we dropped our stuff in a locker and headed down to Jagalchi Fish Market. When we arrived here, ... read more

Ahem...Is...Is this thing on? Well, folks, it's been a little while. I've received several inquiries as to the status of my blog, and my life here in Korea, and I know some of you may have been ardently awaiting a new entry. What have I been doing with myself for the past month or so? "Not working on your blog, that's for sure," I hear some of you muttering. Yes, I can hear everything you say, even before you say it. Not much, is the short answer. That's really the reason behind the lack of bloggage - laziness, pure and simple. The long answer is that I've been busy, have had some personal issues to work on, and have made a few excursions, but nothing I have felt was warranting an entire blog entry. Plus, I ... read more

Frankly, it's all a little disturbing... ...But kind of neat, too. I've never been in the path of a really major tropical storm. Oh, by the way, in case you didn't know, there's a decent-sized typhoon (which is a hurricane that spins in the opposite direction) headed toward Korea. Or maybe Japan, these things are hard to say for sure until a Hyundai smashes into your living room. The typhoon is named "Nabi", which means "butterfly" in Korean. How could I be joking about this? On one hand, it sounds kind of cute: "Hey, a typhoon named Butterfly couldn't be all bad, right?" (It also reminds me of the old chaos theory adage: "a butterfly flaps its wings in Tokyo and causes a thunderstorm in New York.") Actually, this typhoon is about half the size of ... read more

Okay, fuck this. I just wrote a huge long spiel about my hike up Geumjeongsan, and it was very clever. Believe me. But I'm too tired to write anymore, and the internet ate my entry before I could save it. I'll try to put the photos in the right order, but I'm really frustrated now. Maybe the captions will be better. Enjoy the photos, at any rate.... read more

I ended up going to a city, Bulguksa, or a park...again I can't really remember, but it was just full of beautiful temples. I went with my girlfriend, it was alot of fun!!!!!!!!!... read more