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I was able to sample some interesting foods while in Asia, some courtesy of the ever adventurous eating sensei Frank. Here’s a list of the highlights. Raw marinated crab. The ick factor for me was not knowing how clean the crab was going to be. The water in China is not exactly known for being […]
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I think Hongdae is my favourite neighbourhood in Seoul. It’s an area close to Hongik University which is known for their arts program so the neighbourhood is also very artsy with lots of street art. We went last weekend and the place was packed with people shopping, watching the street performers and getting their caricatures […]
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q. current home/addy where i stayed (neighbourhood) and how long a. seoul (same airbnb, itaewon), taipei (airbnb/service hotel #1, zhongzheng) taipei (airbnb #2, daan) q. favourite meal a. roasted goose/duck lunch. i’ll eat chinese duck on occasion but i’ve never had goose before. there was the option to get bone-in or boneless; we opted for […]
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The Koreans definitely take their bbq seriously. There’s a lot of bbq joints around town. We chose two of the more well known ones from the blogsphere. Loco Quan 401 in Hongdae is owned by Running Man’s Haha. Since he shares my nickname, I figured we must try it out. Also, the restaurant serves Jeju black […]
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after we spent the day biking around kamakura, haha was practically begging me to get out on the bikes again 😀 ok, maybe that’s a slight exaggeration but she did want to take them out to spend a day alongside the han river that runs through the middle of seoul. we grabbed lunch at a […]
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selfies, as defined from urbandictionary.com: A strange phenomenon in which the photographer is also the subject of the photograph, in a subversive twist on the traditional understanding of the photograph. Usually conducted because the subject cannot locate a suitable photographer to take the photo, like a friend. The beginning of the end of intelligent civilization […]
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our airbnb host made a strong push for us to visit the leeum museum in the itaewon neighbourhood. in his words, “samsung has more money than the government so spend your time there” the interior is pretty amazing in it’s own right 12,000 won gets you access to all three of their museums; one dedicated […]
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it was our 5th day in seoul and we were starting to crave some veggies and something different aside from fried chicken and spicy meat. the noodle to rice ratio has been completely out of wack for this trip so our attempt to get it back on track started us on a trek to find […]
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Normal showers Korean showers Korean showers in real life
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we’ve been quite gluttonous in our diets thus far and went bonkers in japan with desserts after almost every meal. we took a small break from sweets once our ramen ingestion increased in tokyo but seoul has so many dessert cafes with some amazing looking pastries and pies so we caved… on our way back […]
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It took us awhile to find Bukchon Hanok Village. It’s an area with restored traditional houses which are mostly private homes. Some are guesthouses where tourists can experience how it’s like to live in a traditional Korean home back in the old days. We started out at Gyeongbokgung Palace where we met a Serbian who […]
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maybe the truest sign of me being a vancouverite at heart is that i miss a good ipa more than anything else. what i wouldn’t give for a cold glass of driftwood’s fat tug, brassneck’s passive aggressive or even powell street brewery’s white ipa. craft beer is taking off in asia but i think it’s […]
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location: niseko terrain: resort town with fresh snow and high winds style: slowly, usually with our heels slipping out from under us resembles: location: rusutsu terrain: hotel lobbies and designated trails to the uploading lift style: upright resembles: location: otaru and sapporo terrain: flat & urban, fresh/packed snow, sub zero temperatures style: mostly small steps […]
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Chicken type: samgyetang, it’s supposed to be good for you One of the Korean dishes to be had in Seoul is samgyetang (ginseng chicken soup) and the most popular restaurant serving it is Tosokchon, past president has eaten there apparently. It is still really cold in Seoul so having warm chicken soup was pretty appealing. […]
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there’s art scattered all over the city of seoul. from the buildings to the scuptures to the murals painted all over the walls in every neighborhood, there’s a lot to take in and the city looks to be quite supportive of local artists. ihwa mural village is one of four well known neighbourhoods in the […]
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if i had to sum up my seoul experience in one word, it would be: WHY? as in WHY: do the bathrooms make no sense? pretty standard to have everything in one self contained room except why is the showerhead mounted 8 feet high and pointed right at the toilet? that could likely just be […]
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q. current home/addy where i stayed (neighbourhood) and how long a. tokyo (airbnb in shibuya/harajuku), seoul (airbnb in itaewon) q. favourite meal a. our build-your-own-lunch at the tongin market in seoul. for a mere 5000won (~$6 cad), you get 10 tokens and a bento box which you can fill at the numerous stands that line […]
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now that we’re finally starting to hop between countries as well as cities, here’s our newest update series that we’re committing ourselves to… our initial impressions for the first 24 hours in a new city/country. this inaugural post is for seoul, korea: jojo: what do i like? -architecture and art spread throughout the city -the […]
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