Blogs from Sinchon, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, South Korea, Asia - page 2

Hiya everyone, :) We are at korea airport, the flight was cool cos we had good films - i watched fracture and a bit of Next - we had a remote control for the tv, and we had a tv each!! (its the littel things that amuse hehe) they also had video games to play. we got a toothbrush, eye patches, socks in a lil bag - i was dead chuffed!! Havent slept much, so hopefully will do on the next flight! :) Lotsa love bex xxx... read more

Hi there. Ok. To sum up a bit: I left France last year, the 2nd of september 2006, to spend "3 months in Australia" as I said. I finally stayed 11 months in Australia... During my travel, I met a korean girl Ahyoung ; we travelled together during 6 months, then she went back to korea. So, 11 weeks after her departure, I took a ticket plane back to France with a stop over in South Korea. I arrived in Seoul the 3rd of august. From this date, I live in Ahyoung's house with her familly. They are all very nice. That's really good for me because it's not usual because of the traditions. It is very important for korean people. Usually, a guy can't live with his girlfriend before they are married... (That's start well, ... read more

Well, this is it! I arrived last night, after a blowout night in Toronto, somehow managed to survive the last night of rumba with Lex and Zee, we went out to some vaguely hip-turning-yuppie establishment, me with my puto tshirt (why don't people appreciate the punkness of the idea?) and freezing cause I locked myself out of my hostel room (by moving, by tired mistake, into a room with a broken door, finally noticing it, and then fixing the door --- too well!), so no coat, no money (found that later), and most importantly, no energy left after carneval for partying. In the next few days, in dribs and drabs, I'll be posting up all the photos of the trip, by the date, so it will be necessary to scroll down to see all the photos ... read more

Click on the film reals to the left to see some of our movie magic. Ah, January…Korea’s coldest month and the perfect time to partake in some snow- and ice-induced fun. First up came a Subzero evening - a bar in the cool HongDae area of Seoul. EVERYTHING is made of ice (minus the floor, much to Mel’s relief)…the walls, the chairs and tables, the candlestick holders, the artworks and sculptures, the bar and even the glasses. Upon entry we each received a very regal silver poncho, which we wore over everything we needed for the already subzero temperatures outside. Being the only guests meant that we weren’t shy about burning up the dance floor to stay warm. As it turned out, the weekend we chose to try skiing (the third time ever for each ... read more

So we left off after just arriving at Chris's in Korea. We stayed with Chris the first night (there was only one bed so he ended up sleeping on the floor....the appartment is just one room) and then his friend Tim gave us his appartment for the rest of the week and stayed with his girlfriend Becky. They're the coolest people, Tim once spent a couple months following the Greatful Dead on tour. The past 4 days we've seen some of the sights in Korea and a lot of the bars. During the days we went to the business district and all there was to do was play in a fountain of water! We also found a market with cheap clothes and the most disgusting smells, which we partly attributed to the dried octopus they sell ... read more