Life in Korea Archive

Saturday, May 1st, 2010

Anjung-Ri in Bloom

All the fruit trees are blooming… Asian Pears, Apples, Plums. And they’re everywhere – en masse on rolling hillsides, clumped on the sides of the roads and planted in the front & backyards of every home. And the smell is divine.

Friday, April 30th, 2010

Public Service Announcement

Attention – Attention – Can I have your attention, please? Would the owner of the big-ass, over-sized, jacked-up, red mid-life-crisis pick-up truck please come to the podium & explain to the rest of us what you were thinking? Really?…This is the vehicle you brought to South Korea? Have you SEEN South Korea? Koreans are tiny people. [...]

Wednesday, April 28th, 2010

The Rest Stop Artist

Korean rest stops are a completely different experience from American ones. There are food courts (serving both fast food & sit down meals), musicians, peddlers, coffee shops, convenience stores & even clothing stores. Back in September I did a quick post on the zen garden & electronic toiletswe found on the way to Silleuska. So [...]