Drinking in Korea
Drinking in Korea is more than just boring beer that The Economist complained about a few years ago. There’s craft beer, soju, and makgeolli to enjoy.
Drinking in Korea is more than just boring beer that The Economist complained about a few years ago. There’s craft beer, soju, and makgeolli to enjoy.
“And the riot squad they’re restless They need somewhere to go” – Bob Dylan, Desolation Row On this Monday morning I’m still catching up on the chaos in Hong Kong. The Occupy Central and pro-democracy movements came together on September 28, marching through the business districts in Central. The peaceful protest even attempted to leave
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Learning Vietnamese history, from French colonialism to the Vietnam War, during a visit to Hoa Lo Prison, better known as the Hanoi Hilton.
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“Nature is a temple in which living pillars Sometimes give voice to confused words; Man passes there through forests of symbols Which look at him with familiar eyes.” –Charles Baudelaire, from Correspondences Among the cities I’ve visited, watching the fashionable crowds scurry past beneath the shadows of skyscrapers that block the sun, memories of quieter destinations flood
Wandering through the streets and canals of Venice in search of photographic scenes and gondolas at ridiculous rates for tourists.
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So much great food to try while going around Seoul for a couple months. Korean food is delicious with plenty of variety.
Eating and drinking my way through Florence, Italy. Making stops at Mercato Centrale for food and cocktails.
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Reflecting on the lessons I learned during my stay at Woljeongsa Temple in South Korea while traveling and searching for a job.
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Discovered some inaccuracy on the map at my hostel in Florence, Italy. Seems the painter took a few artistic liberties with the world.
What has happened makes the world. Live on the edge, looking. -Robert Creeley, “Here” I started my current journey in Tokyo–I had wanted to visit Japan for a long time, and it was my first opportunity to travel to the country. Now, I find myself back in the Land of the Rising Sun, more specifically
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Touring the ruins of Pompeii and wondering what each of the similar ruins once were. It included a nice stop in the ancient prostitution district.
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Navigating the crowds to tour the Vatican museum and Sistine Chapel to view the works of art.
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Wandering around the enormous Roman Colosseum in the summer heat in search of lions feasting on gladiators.
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I waited in line for 40 minutes at the Galleria dell’Accademia in Florence, Italy, to see Michelangelo’s masterpiece, David.
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I feel like I’m touring construction sites instead of historic sites. Almost every time I visit a tourist destination, it’s covered in scaffolding.
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