April 2012
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Changgyeong Palace and Cherry Blossom Delight
On the lookout for cherry blossoms this season, but not wanting the crowds, I searched the google machine for a different place to head. I was surprised to stumble upon Changgyeong Palace. During my six years here I had yet to see this palace and wondered how I’d missed it. Cheonggyeong Palace was not originally meant to be a palace, but a residence for the many royals that filled...
Apr 29th
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Apr 20th
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Apr 20th
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Apr 19th
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Apr 19th
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Apr 19th
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Naminara Republic
A nation centered on people and nature co-existing, based on the ideas of a Mr. Minn Byeong-do back in the 60s, has transformed a once desolate island into a very prosperous endeavor. At only 63 kilometers from Seoul and accessible via a shuttle bus from Insa-dong or Jamsil, the subway, a normal bus from East Seoul Terminal or car it’s an easy day or weekend trip away from the city. After...
Apr 18th
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Apr 15th
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Apr 12th
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Apr 11th
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Apr 11th
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Apr 10th
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Apr 10th
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Apr 9th
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Apr 9th
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Welcoming Spring in Icheon
Getting into the spring flower madness that takes over Korea, a group of friends and I headed out to Icheon this past weekend to take advantage of the flowering Sansuyu, Japanese dogwood trees, Festival. There is a village in Icheon with “thousands of Japanese cornel trees that are 100 to 500 years old” according to their brochure. Icheon is a perfect destination for a day trip...
Apr 7th
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Apr 6th
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Apr 6th
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Apr 4th
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Apr 4th
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Getting My F6 Visa... The End
Take two. I’m going through the process to get my F6 visa here in Korea. Up until this point, I had gathered my passport, my Korean marriage certificate and through a slight debacle hadn’t yet gotten it translated, notarized and authenticated at the US embassy. So, here we are… After going home to the States and coming back at the end of January, I wrote the addresses of the...
Apr 3rd