Saturday 70: 남한산성 II
I’ve done the ride once already this year, and I wouldn’t mind doing it again when the leaves change a bit more. Namhansanseong is a beautiful site, filled with history,… Read more »
Category: Korea
Duoz (두오즈)
I’m always looking for good restaurants, and I know my fair share in the area. I’ve sung the praises of Queenstown up in Dongtan, and we ate there just last… Read more »
Another History Tour
Early in the 20th century, the Japanese took over the Korean peninsula. As one might expect when a country is occupied and the culture put through a meat-grinder, the Koreans… Read more »
Simple times, still.
I’m sitting here watching a “rural” show on a Korean channel. Rural in that it goes into the Korean countryside and fishing villages and talks to the people. It focuses… Read more »
BIG. STONE. FACE.
I’d planned something completely different…until yesterday. Then I got one of those feelings. It was time to go East, and BIG. STONE. FACE. was calling. A couple of weeks ago,… Read more »
Starfield…
Well, I had more to say today, but it’s been a busy day so that post’ll have to wait until tomorrow. Micha’s niece stopped by, and we ended up going… Read more »
Planning…
I’ve given some thought to writing a short piece on route planning. Or maybe longer. There’s surprisingly a lot to say about it. I think there really is a bit… Read more »
It was bound to happen someday…
When I woke up this morning, I was not yet aware that I hadn’t posted something on this blog yesterday (for the first time since June 29th of last year),… Read more »
Recommendation: General Dean’s Story
Who’s “General Dean”? Well, for those who know the Korean War, General Dean was its highest ranking POW. He was captured in August of 1950 after wandering the Korean countryside… Read more »
Next up…
People are sometimes impressed that I speak Chinese and Korean. But they really shouldn’t be. If anyone asks me if I’m fluent, I answer honestly, “By no means. Not even… Read more »