Blogs from Gangnam, Seoul, South Korea, Asia - page 3

What happens when Australian beef meets a forward thinking Korean? You get South Koreaʼs #1 Premium Burger Diner! April 1999, the first of twenty-four Kraze Burgers opened their doors to the people of Seoul in the ritzy area of Apujeong-gu. The first menu consisted of Burgers, Pasta, Rice, Salads and Steak. Their “Mad love” for premium burgers, affection for their customers needs and dedicated hard work by their employees set Kraze apart from the competition. Quality, service and customer satisfaction has been their focus since opening their first diner set in a unique, trendy, dining experience because of this they have expanded international with diners in Hong Kong, Macao China, Singapore and Washington D.C. Walking out of the darkened COEX Mall hallway the fluorescent lighting ripped through our corneas. Grabbing the only available table we set ... read more

Well Hello There!! This is the first entry of my first travel blog- how exciting! Well, it would be if I weren't so exhausted. I really just wanted to try and get on here to quickly jot down how my day went. I slept straight through the flight from Denver to San Franciso- no problem. It was a good thing I had a 5 hour layover in San Fran- that airport is pretty big. I found out that they have two international terminals, so I wandered around a little, then found a spot to park in the Int'l Terminal for awhile, then decided to try and find my gate, and THEN found out that there were two. No biggie- still had plenty of time. But I slept a lot and watched a lot of movies on ... read more

This is going to be quick because I've got to get in the shower and get ready to leave for the last day of training. SO glad it's the last day. I didn't think it would ever come. I'm not sure I've ever learned this much information in a week of my life. From 9-5 for the last 4 days I have been sitting at a table learning new information and then mock teaching, which is followed by the whole group offering constructive criticism! That's always fun huh!? I wasn't really aware that upon arriving to training they make it very clear that you haven't been hired yet, often referring to the "application process." IF and WHEN you pass the class structure test and final mock evaluation on Friday THEN you sign a contract and are ... read more

Where do I start? The last two days seem like they’ve been more eventful than the last 2 months of my life. I’ll try to proceed in an organized manner but I won’t make any promises. Yesterday (Monday) we began training. All of the trainees met in the hotel lobby at 10am and waited for a call van to pick us up and drive us to training. There were 11 of us in the lobby but more trainees showed up at training that had either already been in Korea or had their own transportation. Among the 11, there were 4 girls and 7 guys. 9 of us were from America and 2 were from Canada. We took a bus for quite a while through the city and then across the main bridge that separates the two ... read more

Well...we're back! Some of you said "They won't be back!" While some of you quietly shook your heads and said "Leave your bank accounts open...just in case!" Well, we have to admit that those who predicted we'd be back were correct...as only those foreigners who've ever lived in this land of Kimchi could ever predict! Here's looking forward to some more great times in Seoul... Love, Larry & Melanie... read more