Blogs from South Korea, Asia - page 362

Colin writes: Its been awhile since our last 'Seoul' entry, and this may be the last. The family Payne/Pearn will be returning from Thailand in a few days which means I lose this laptop computer (as it'll be sent home with Cindy and Daryl). Kinda sad for me. Being on my own here in Seoul, I've become quite attached to this machine. It’s my lifeline to the world. Actually, it's kinda sad how many hours have been spent in frnt of this thing. Lately, I have been reading blogs of travelers in Southeast Asia for information (and inspiration), organizing Visas, checking the weather of various countries (including home), and watching Oilers hockey LIVE. By the way, I attribute the success of the Oilers to my being here. It worked for the Eskimos…and it’s going to work ... read more

I got up early this morning so Mr Kwon could drive me back to the airport. I tried to ask him if, say, any buses happened to pass by through airport square but he was very insistant on taking me back to the airport. He couldn't seem to get it out of his head that I was actually going to stay put in South Korea, that I wasn't actually just there for an overnight stopover. So I gave up trying to explain the whole thing and just let him drive me back to the airport. He helped me out of the van, along with my rucksack, and pointed to 'Departures' insisting, "You go there!" Then he drove off. I was at the Incheon International Airport which is technically in Incheon, but not really. Incheon, the real ... read more

Hi guys! I've decided that instead of sending everyone group emails while I'm away, I'd subscribe to this Travelblog site. This way, you guys will all get an update whenever I update the site, but it's up to you as to whether or not you want to check it out, and hear about my latest adventures. So with that said, just a quick update for everyone. After a 30-something hour day (over 14 of which were spent in the air) Mark and I have arrived in Incheon, South Korea. We have a 24 hour layover here before our last leg of the journey into Bangkok, Thailand. So far, everything has been great. With the help of one too many travel pills I slept for more than 9 of the hours in flight, and the hotel that ... read more

So, in the fall Yonsei has a huge sports day. It is so big that they have a fairly large sort of pep rally to celebrate several months before the big day. This event it called Akaraka. Over 20,000 students pour into an arena dressed in all blue and white (Yonsei colors). They let out their school spirit through songs and cheers. Since Yonsei is one of the most prominent schools in Korea, school spirit is something they definitely have, unlike Maryville. It is so big in fact that some of Korea’s most famous and popular singers come as the entertainment. People brought blue towels to swing in the air; they wore red, light-up devil horns; they set off sparklers and when all of the sparklers went out, turned on their cell phones and waved them ... read more

This is not really a travel entry but a move entry. See I moved (my 3rd time since I’ve been here) into a new apartment last week. Which is weird because I had a lease until August, but the owner decided to sell? Well I found a place by Eunpa Lake were I run and were the Cherry Blossoms are. It is a true 3 bedroom apartment, and one of the bedrooms actually has a built in closet. The view is kind of better, if I look to the right there is a hill with some trees and if I look to the left I can see Eunpa Lake, if I look straight I look onto another apartment complex. Parking is worse here. You Tennessee park (back into your spot), when all those spots are taken ... read more