Screw War Let's TeachTraveling around South Korea and China
In celebration of making my 18th million, we went back to Busan this past weekend for some major shopping. To my surprise, the Gukje Market in Busan’s Nampo-dong had almost as many bootlegs as we saw at the “well known place for slaughter of foreigner dollars,” better known as the Silk Street Market in Beijing, […]
What to do today… Oh, what to do today… How about some more hiking in Korea? Seems that’s all I’ve been doing since the weather has turned nice. Today’s adventure began with a cab ride from 봉선동 to the entrance of Mudeung Provincial Park at 증심사, where instead of the usual trek up the rabbit […]
Loaded up the backpack with some beers last night and set out on a night hike up Geumdangsan in Gwangju, my new favorite place for local hiking. It would have been a lot better if Gwangju World Cup Stadium was lit up, but the scenery was no less amazing. FYI, the lights going up the […]
Crossed another one off the TO-DO list in hiking Cheonwangbong (천왕봉) on Jirisan (지리산) this past weekend. At 1910 meters, 천왕봉 is the tallest peak on mainland South Korea. It is also the tallest mountain I’ve personally ever hiked, and there were a few mental / physical road blocks on the way to the top. […]
Some good stuff here about my trip to China during the Lunar New Year, now posted on tripwolf. Check em out! Where to Buy Bootleg Shit in China The Horrors of Chinese Street Food Where to Buy Bootleg Shit in China Chinese New Year, in China
The sun is setting behind a neighborhood of skyscrapers, 20 minutes outside Seoul.
Due to mechanical errors on the part of Delta Airlines, visitors did not end up coming to Korea this past weekend, but we said ‘what the hell’ and went to Seoul anyways. It was our third trip to the World’s second largest metropolitan area, and this time we decided to visit Gyeongbok Palace. Originally constructed […]
Visitors arrive from the United States this coming Friday, and it looks like I’ll be busing up to Seoul for a late night rendezvous. “You can get to our hotel via Line 9 of the Subway.” Great, I’ll just do a search and figure out where to go in advance. Come to find out, nine […]
You can find much you don’t need on the streets of Beijing. $500 for the pair was her asking price, and after nearly 20 minutes of back and forth, I got them both for $95. Although they function and appear to be rather intricate forgeries, I still think I paid too much. Only time will […]
Some images from our trip to Beijing, China for the Lunar New Year. We managed to do a lot in just three days; The Great Wall @ Badaling, The Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square, an Acrobatics Show, traditional foot massage, the Summer Palace, Beijing Olympic Park, a Silk and Jade factory, the Ming Tombs, couple of […]