The DMZ – Part 1 of 2
Last weekend, Johnnie and I took a bus tour to the DMZ of Korea. DMZ stands for DeMilitarized Zone. The DMZ is a 4km-wide strip of land between North Korea…
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Yeonpo Beach
Last week I took a day trip to Yeonpo Beach near the town of Taean with some other wives and their children. It took about an hour and a half…
“Not Quite Right” Busan Edition
Busan was a gold mine of “Not Quite Right” examples! You gotta love this stuff 🙂 On the side of a building. Creative and very appropriate for Korean drivers. One…
Sashimi in Busan
After arriving in Busan and checking into our hotel, we walked around the Haeundae Beach area for a while. It was a beautiful, warm night and there were tons of…
Busan
Busan is a big city surrounded by gorgeous mountains on one side and the ocean with sandy beaches on the other. The population of Busan is over 3.5 million people.…
Busan Aqaurium
The Busan Aquarium is at Haeundae Beach in Busan. Our hotel was right down the street from it so it was one of our first stops. The entrance fee wasn’t…
KTX Bullet Train
KTX, which stands for Korea Train eXpress, is Korea’s Bullet Train. This high-speed train opened in 2004 and connects Seoul (in the northwest) to Busan (in the southeast) and to Mokpo…
Party Suits
The Air Force men and women here in Korea work really long, hard hours and it’s not easy on them or their significant others. So when we have a night…
“Not Quite Right”
Korea is often affectionately referred to as the “land of the not quite right” due to odd things you can see here on a regular basis. Here are a few…
Ulleungdo Island – Part 3/3
Ulleungdo Island is an up and coming tourist location but it will never be the quintessential “island get-away” type of place. This island is rugged, rustic, and a step back…