Blogs from Incheon, South Korea, Asia - page 7

As I have previously commented, when we set out on our journey to Korea, we really did not know what to expect or if we could find things to do to pass the time outside of school hours. As it turned out, Korea again did not fail to disappoint. It is actually an activity filled country with something for everyone. Given that we only have 12 months here, we are trying to visit new places as often as possible, really trying to ‘see’ Korea while we have the chance and we have already found some places of interest not too far from our doorstep… Traditional Korean Folk Village, Suwon One of the first things we decided to do was to visit a traditional Korean folk village. At the time we had yet to work out the ... read more

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder…and we can find beauty in the most unexpected places. Before leaving England, when we informed friends and family of our decision to call a city in South Korea home for the next year, the common response we received was ‘Why South Korea?’ I myself must admit that before arriving in South Korea, I had not dived into any kind of meaningful research on the country, its people or its customs. In fact after stepping off the plane, we were neither fluent or competent in saying the words ‘Hello’ or ‘Thank you’ (something we overcame by actually writing the words on our hands for the first day, all the while looking ridiculous thanking local people with our hands in front of our face reading sweaty writing!). Indeed, after a ... read more

Date 25 March 2010 8:00am Hey everyone, we're at the airport in sydney waiting to board our flight to korea. Last night started off well.....hmmmmm then when we got to Sydney Lysh realised she couldnt remember the hotel she had booked, its name or its address..... To cut a long story short, after a few phone calls (thanks Gary), gps problems and getting lost within the airport carpark(s...) (sorry Adam and Vicki) we eventially made it! We are sure this will be the first of many mishaps, but we're already laughing about it! Time to board, let the adventure begin!!!!! Date 25 March 2010 7:45pm We've arrived safe and sound to a freezing 5 deg. We're staying at the Best Western Premier Songdo Park Hotel, thanks Korean Air, its an awesome hotel. We're about to head ... read more

I started my day at 7am, was at the airport by 9:30am and flight was on time. Sat next to a pretty interesting person a kid from Milwaukee who is an actor in Korea, has been in quite a few movies. So the flight was pretty good, I ate Korean food and slept a good few hours, although the flight was LONG, 14 hours. So now I am in transit in Seoul, had a pretty good korean beef noodle soup and found a free computer. I have about 2 hours left to kill... Can't wait to have a shower and finish 25 hours of transit... I must say though you really do feel like you accomplished something traveling for this long.. The payoff is just around the corner. I do really want to spend some time ... read more

One of the reasons that I really wanted to visit Seoul and South Korea was because of a new part of the city that was being built. I enjoy watching shows on Discovery channel and amongst one of my favorites is one called "Build it Bigger". I remember an episode where the South Korean government decided that they would reclaim a piece of land the size of Downtown Boston from the bay. On the land they would build a brand new city that would incorporate sustainable design principles, or more commonly known as Green building. For those of you who do not know I am a LEED Accredited Professional under the US Green Build Council. From the airport in Incheon a huge 7 mile long bridge was built to reach the new part of the city. ... read more