korea Archive

On Sunday Seoulites were graced with the presence of something we hadn’t seen on a weekend in months.  The sun.  The constant cloudiness and rainfall the past two months had me believing that I was living in my personal version of hell and I ...Read More

I’m taking a break from the Bali coverage today to write about a special holiday to the Korean people.  On August 15 of every year Korea celebrates its liberation from Japanese occupation.  At the end of World War II the defeated Japan was forced ...Read More

This past weekend I crossed off the most important thing on my ‘Must Do While in Korea’ list by visiting the DMZ.  The DMZ is a 160 mile (250 km) long line at the 38th parallel that separates the two Koreas.  This area was ...Read More

When I arrived in Seoul I had eaten Korean food all of one time, the day I signed my contract for this job.  I was unfamiliar with even the most basic dishes and flavors of Korean cookery.  As someone whose life basically revolves around ...Read More

OK Kitchen is Seoul’s attempt at European style haute cuisine.  If compared to establishments in the United States serving the same type of food, OK2 Kitchen would probably fall a little short, but in a sea of Korean and mediocre Western restaurants it lives ...Read More

This weekend I had the wonderful experience of a one night temple stay at Sudeoksa Temple located in Korea’s Deoksungsan Mountains.  This getaway provided an opportunity to learn more about Buddhism as a religion and philosophy, as well as learn more about Korean history. ...Read More