DESTINATIONS & CITY GUIDES How to Hike Apsan’s Kosangol Valley Trail Like a Local Posted on March 7, 2016November 15, 2025 After consulting the map I decided to hike up to the Kosangol Valley because it would take me past the Mud Crack Ripple Mark and Dinosaur Footprint. Keep in mind I had no idea what either of those markers on the map would entail or whether or not I’d be able to discern them once I had arrived. Read more
DESTINATIONS & CITY GUIDES 6 Restaurants and Cafes in Daegu Locals Actually Love Posted on March 1, 2016November 15, 2025 I really had no idea we would eat (or drink) out as much as we do. We wanted to live downtown, so we could walk out the door into the mix and that’s exactly what we did for the first 8 months we were here. We still eat out a lot, its good and cheap and now that its just the two of us, its pretty easy too. Read more
SLOW TRAVEL & LIVING ABROAD American-Style Apartments in Daegu: What You Need to Know Before PCS Posted on March 1, 2016May 25, 2026 Are you PCS to Daegu? I created this Daegu Off-post Apartment Guide so you would have information about off-post housing, housing options in Daegu, amenities, schools, and the city of Daegu. I remember when we learned of our PCS to Daegu South Korea. Here is a ton of options, with pictures, for American style apartments in Daegu. Read more
DESTINATIONS & CITY GUIDES Daegu Breweries You’ll Love: Best Beer, Cocktails, and Late-Night Vibes Posted on February 24, 2016November 15, 2025 The last time we were here all you could get was OB, Cass, Hite and bottled Budweiser, Heineken or Corona. All that changed in April 2014, when the government loosened restrictions that had prohibited microbreweries from operating because they couldn’t match mandated quotas. Now there’s a real trend to microbreweries… Read more
CULTURE, EVENTS & EXPERIENCES Limousine Bus vs KTX Train: The Best Way to Get to Gimhae Airport Posted on February 18, 2016November 15, 2025 We love the price and flexibility of the train, but hate the transfers. This time we decided to take the bus– the limousine bus at the express terminal at Dondaegu Station here in Daegu. Read more
WELLNESS ON THE ROAD What You Need to Know Before Booking a Thai Massage in South Korea Posted on February 12, 2016May 2, 2026 I haven’t stopped thinking about Thailand. I snorkeled crystal clear water, canoed bat infested caves, rode the back of a gentle giant & skipped over white peaked waves on a speed boat. But I can’t get one thing out my mind far less adventurous out of my mind. We ended every day with 90-minute Thai massages that blew us away. Back home I searched for authentic practitioners of the art. Read more
HOTELS Sunset Business Hotel: for Travelers Who Love Haeundae Beach Posted on February 10, 2016January 1, 2026 What can I say? I have good instincts. I found the Sunset Business Hotel on www.booking.com. It doesn’t include breakfast, something I usually look for, but it near restaurants, the Metro and the beach and the room looked nice. It’s near everything you’d need for the weekend and best of it all it costs $59 per night and came with free coffee and a view. Read more
WELLNESS ON THE ROAD Stop Pinning, Start Packing: How to Travel More This Year Posted on January 31, 2016June 7, 2026 How many times have you said you’re living vicariously through another’s words, pictures or stories? When are you going to stop living through someone else’s travels and start some of your own? Are you concerned you don’t have the money? Or the time off work? Or are you just dragging your feet waiting to win the Powerball so you’ll have an unlimited supply of both? Read more