Blogs from Suwon, South Korea, Asia - page 5

So here we are again... random babble for you to stew over. I am indeed back in Korea... the time spent here has brought about a few new experiences, good and bad. My first weekend back entailed a lot of snow and a lengthy shoot in Anam. Many a snowy photo was recorded and a good day was had. The next day saw a bit of a fall on the ice and a very sore knee. Thankfully, camera gear was all ok... meaning I could continue. This snow lead me off to one of the royal palaces again and after that, to a bookstore to purchase National Geographic's photography guide. The following week was discussions with the boss as to a new contract or a return to Australia. I have opted for the latter, however, on ... read more

Again, bidding you a warm welcome from the land of booze and rudeness... To pick up the (en)trail at the point we last left it... the following weekend was to be had in a city by the name of Osan. It is famous for being an industrial city and having the US Air Force base there, yet still not a lot is to be seen. However, we found some adandoned buildings and factories to take photos of. The day passed by and photos we taken, a restaurant was found, food taken and beverages consumed. All in all a good day. Next of course... I made my way to the land of the rising sun. Departing for Nagoya to see a friend of mine whom I met whilst studying Korean in Seoul. The first night was spent ... read more

My plight in the land of god's biggest joke yet continues this week with a few new twists, turns and subsequent sicknesses... Picking up where I left off... since then Fiona has arrived back in Korea and is settling in well to a life of dipsomania, vertical drops and photography. Her first night here was an endulgent one, beginning with a bottle of Korea's finest and finishing with Wolf Blass Shiraz... nice. Since that time, photos have been taken, sights have been seen and people have slept. Come Saturday we decided bungee was in order and myself, Scott (our new teacher) and Fiona relocated to Bundang for a 46m drop... thrilling to know that you (most probably) won't hit the water at the bottom... but conversation on the way up is nervously morbid and often leaves ... read more

F**k you all... oh wait... I mean, hello! Greetings and salutations! Sorry to be so crude early in the piece, it's only going to get worse... I left you last time at the point of returning from holidays... this month has been reasonably eventful, so I've decided to write again. Work has been extremely stressful since the departure of our third foreign teacher Daniel... we've now got a new teacher which has made life a LITTLE better... We also had a fundraiser at the Irish bar and donated some stuff to an orphanage. However, as we found out when we got there, it was a very well off orphanage and they probably didn't need our donation, but the kids had fun with us, so that's what matters. Aside from that we've been to Seoul Land Zoo ... read more

Over the last 5 days I've ridden many a method of transport to get to many a destination. It's been a wholy fulfilling experience and I really don't want to go back to work... Day 1: Tourists... The journey began on Tuesday morning at 8am with a train ride to meet friend and travel companion Mengyu for the trip we had ahead. After a hearty Aussie breakfast of Vegimite on toast I proceeded to the train station bearing more camera equipment than clothes and made my way to Gimpo airport. After discovering we'd boarded different carriages of the same train, I met Mengyu in Gimpo train station and we ascended to check-in. Following successful checkin, even with a misspelling of my surname we partook in Coffee at Starbucks and took a few random photos of one ... read more