It rained off and on while we were in Phuket. Typical tropical rainy season weather. It didn't stop us though. When there was a break in the rain, we grabbed our…
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I haven't updated this blog with my monthly book lists in a while partly because those posts are rather laborious to compose and also because I was boring myself. So let's…
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It was our first time back in Thailand after nearly a decade and Phuket felt even faster paced than we remembered. Tricked out, glowing, neon-clad tuk tuks and and songthaews blasted club music,…
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Our main computer is currently under repair which has given me an excuse to fall behind with some of the blog posts that I had scheduled for this month, including this…
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This might sound strange, but one of the top foods I wanted to try since moving to Korea was beondegi (번데기) or silk worm pupae. It’s a common snack sold by traditional Korean…
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Somehow I managed to read 18 books this month? 18.5 if you count the book I half-way finished. The crazy thing was I hardly read at all the last two weeks…
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If you live in Seoul (or San Francisco), you've probably seen plenty of photos taken in front of a neon sign that read, "I got baked in Seoul." Mr. Holmes…
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During our last trip to Seoul, we ate in Myeongdong as often as possible. We took the free shuttle from our hotel (a 10-15 min ride) and indulged in all the…
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A Texas BBQ restaurant in Korea? I have to be honest, given the failure of basic "international" foods like pizza and nachos in Korea, we were not convinced Manimal could produce…