PLACES Holiday Celebrations: Boseong Annual Light Festival Posted on December 27, 2015May 21, 2024 We ended up parking along the railing at a overlook of the valley below. Steven pulled behind the last car, making sure to put enough distance behind it and us to maneuver out when it was time to go. He looked back and said there wasn’t enough room for more than one car to fit in behind us. And we settled in for an hour to wait for the sun to go down. Read more
PLACES A Day Trip to Boseong Tea Plantation and Museum Posted on December 27, 2015May 20, 2024 There aren’t any rides at this theme park, and you’ll enjoy it on your own speed. The only thrill you’ll receive is the thrill of accomplishment after climbing to the top of the mountain and enjoying the view of the entire plantation. But there are a lot of exhibits on the calming and medicinal uses of green tea and plenty of spots to enjoy the scenery on a beautiful day. Read more
LIFESTYLE The 4-D Experience: Watching Star Wars in a South Korean Theater Posted on December 26, 2015May 17, 2024 4D theater in South Korea offers a unique cinematic experience by combining traditional movie viewing with sensory effects that engage the audience on multiple levels. These theaters typically feature motion-enhanced seats that move and vibrate in sync with the action on screen, along with special effects like wind, fog, strobe lights, and even scents… Read more
CULINARY TRAVEL How to Avoid Food Poisoning in Thailand Posted on December 23, 2015April 22, 2024 You also notice it’s sitting out on a long table, exposed and unprotected. You wonder exactly how long it’s been there, how many flies have landed on it and whether it will bring you more pain than pleasure. Don’t leave your common sense at home. If it doesn’t look, taste or smell right, don’t eat it. Just so you know, we never got sick and we ate everything, so go for it… Read more
CULINARY TRAVEL Eating Pizza Like a local with a Knife and Fork in Germany Posted on December 18, 2015May 19, 2024 Every country has its quirks, peculiarities, social etiquette that contributes to its overall culture. Some are reasonable, some from an outsider’s perspective, can seem odd. But it’s adopting these habits into daily life, even if only temporarily, that make living abroad fun, rewarding and unpredictable. Some, like eating pizza with a fork, is just eating like a local. Read more
PLACES Patong Beach: Nightlife, Lady Boys and Street Food in Phuket Thailand Posted on December 18, 2015September 5, 2024 Don’t take anybody’s word for it. Patong Beach is a lot of good-natured fun. I booked my plane tickets three months before my hotel. And I changed the reservation after reading more about the location of the various beaches and proximity to nightlife. We decided we wanted to be within… Read more
CULINARY TRAVEL Tteokguk Soup and the Korean New Year Festival Posted on December 17, 2015October 31, 2024 But after a few words and pointing to the intercom they understood my question. But they just kept saying tteokduk. Then one of them made an eating gesture, something about traditional and asked me to follow him. So I did. Read more
PLACES Tips for Visiting the Big Buddha in Phuket Thailand Posted on December 15, 2015November 10, 2024 Building Phuket’s Big Buddha began about 10 years ago as a labor of love and will cost roughly 30 Million Baht ($850, 000) when it’s completed. Now, ten years later, it has become a revered monument by both locals and tourists. More than 1,000 people make the 6km trek up the mountain every day to see the huge Buddha that’s still under construction. It is taking so long because of its scope, as well as the fact that it is being funded by donations alone. Read more