We’re back from Vietnam — a combo of a bday + Thanksgiving trip + finding reasonably cheap tickets on a somewhat dubious Asian airline with crappy flight times. It was worth it…
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There will be no crying on my bed tonight. (Even though an older lady patted my belly yesterday and asked if I was preggers. Awesome. I'm not.) Today we woke up…
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Our Thanksgiving meal: beef pho, stir fried beef and veg served with stir fried noodles, pickles and spicy sauce, fried honey donuts and fresh pineapple for dessert. Washed down with multiple…
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The outdoor lifestyle industry is insanely popular in Korea, second only to the US (or so I read). I suppose it makes sense - Koreans do love gearing up in expensive…
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Once upon a time, Gyeongju was the capital of the mighty Silla kingdom, one of the world's longest running and most powerful dynasties that at its peak ruled over two thirds…
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In no time at all a huge plate of crispy, gooey, chewy, steaming pajeon arrived at our table accompanied with several bowls of pickled and fermented side dishes. Auntie sat at…
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Even though this is my favorite time of year we have spent most of it either traveling or holed up in our apartment eating copious amounts of baked bread and other…
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The Boryeong mud festival is probably the most well-known and popular Korean festival, at least for expats and foreign tourists. Originally started as a means to promote the therapeutic properties of…
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I woke up at 4 am to get to the train station by 5 ish to catch a 6 am slow train (the only kind operating at that hour ) to…