Blogs from Insadong, Seoul, South Korea, Asia - page 6

This was our second trip to Seoul, and this time I was determined to get out of the metropolis and see the DMZ border zone and possibly a national park. Neither of those happened, for some reason. Regardless, it was a nice long weekend out of Taiwan, which is often needed. Speaking of Taiwan, this country (back in ROC now) is a sorry-looking backwater compared with South Korea these days. Once economic competitors, South Korea has left Taiwan -a.k.a. "Taibodia" in the dust. Formosa is literally out of the race. I fear that this place is going the way of the Philippines and Indonesia. Oh well, cha bu doah... One thing I feel Taiwan still has on Korea is chicks. While there are, without question, some gorgeous women in Seoul, Taipei has got that city licked ... read more

What was supposed to be a lovely passenger cruise ferry between Osaka and Busan taking 16 hours took more into a 28 hour ordeal. I awoke at 5am from the ship moving abruptly. Realizing that no one was panicking and the ship wasn't sinking, I went back to sleep. Two hours later, I stared out of our window and noticed that our ship wasn't moving... and would not move for another 10 hours. Our Panstar ferry was involved in a minor collision with a smaller vessel and the Japanese coast guard had to be called to inspect the damage. In an effort to appease irate passengers, the ferry provided lunch and dinner. This foray into Korean cuisine left me curious but not desperately seeking out more of the same cuisine. I appreciate that small dried fish ... read more

This is a catch-up blog. Since I wrote this, I've been to the States and back for my sister Lori's wedding... which is a different blog entry. I went to the Lotus Lantern Festival the Saturday before I left for the wedding. What fun! There were booths and interesting things to see… especially for someone who recently arrived in Korea. There was wonderful street food, arts and crafts booths, and processions of people in traditional dress and a sampling of Buddhism from other countries in the international booths from places like Thailand, India, Tibet, Taiwan and so forth. Wouldn’t you know, of course, my camera battery died for the first time ever just before the Lantern Parade. The parade passed by with wave after wave of people in various traditional costumes and at least on lantern ... read more

I'm a Seoul man! For tiden rocker jeg Asia, og det skal jeg fanker'n meg fortsette med! Hoehoe. Har hatt et par festlige og morsomme dager (og natt) med koreanere paa baaten til Korea. Skal fortelle litt mer siden. Jeg maa ut naa. Dusje. For saa aa se litt av Seoul. I gaar var vi ute, en gjeng paa fire. Spiste deilig koreansk mat. Dro paa pub. Dro paa en fiskerestaurant. Spiste larver osv. Klokka ble fem foer jeg trakk dyna over meg. Skal bare faa det skrevet ned paa papiret> De som tror de braaker naar de snorker. De braaker ikke, ass. I natt sov jeg paa rom med 5 gutter. To av dem snorket helt infernalsk hoeyt. Helt vanvittig. Underlig! Merkelig! I was stunned! Kjem snart tilbake. Haaper det er varmt i Norge. Driiitkaldt ... read more