CULINARY TRAVEL Date Night at Vino Suave Wine Bar Posted on November 8, 2016June 9, 2024 In a country where soju reigns supreme, the addition of a wine bar is a welcome sight to this “wino”. So tonight it’s date night at Vino Suave Wine Bar. That wine and chocolate were worth getting dressed after I had settled in for the evening. Read more
PLACES What I Learned from Living in South Korea for 6 Years Posted on July 20, 2016May 19, 2024 Living in South Korea for two years is a long time for an American ex-pat. What I Have Learned Living in South Korea could fill a book. It’s a little past our 1 year anniversary in Korea. Which means we have one more year to go. We have no idea… Read more
PLACES Hiking the Apsan Kosangol Valley Trail in Daegu South Korea Posted on March 7, 2016August 3, 2024 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
CULINARY TRAVEL My Favorite Spots to Eat and Drink in Daegu Posted on March 1, 2016August 4, 2024 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
MILITARY RELATED Daegu Off-post Housing and Apartment Guide Posted on March 1, 2016October 31, 2024 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
CULINARY TRAVEL 5 Best Bars in Daegu for a Good Beer Posted on February 24, 2016June 27, 2024 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
LIFESTYLE Korea’s Retail Giant: Inside Hyundai Department Store Posted on January 27, 2016July 30, 2024 Even though shopping is terrible on-post, shopping in Daegu is pretty good. There are tons of local malls, underground shops, and traditional markets. Donga and Hyundai Department Store in Daegu are located downtown. Although I love the mall, the real value in Hyundai lies in its food stalls and restaurants…. Read more
MILITARY RELATED A PCS Guide to Camp Walker South Korea Posted on January 11, 2016October 31, 2024 When you PCS to South Korea, you will have some struggles. And because a very good friend of mine is en route and these are some of the things we talked about. In short, you won’t find a lot of information BEFORE you PCS. I didn’t find much info before… Read more