It's Lunar New Year's eve, best wishes to everyone who's celebrating it. I'll be taking a blogging-break, updates will resume by around February 14. Till then, sharing some photos from last year's Seollal (Korean New Year) when I was in Seoul, at the … [Read more...] about Korean New Year @ Namsangol Hanok Village
Seoul 2010 Trip
Namsan locks of love, Seoul, South Korea
At Seoul's Mt Namsan, thousands of love padlocks can be seen hanging on the fences around the base level of N Seoul Tower. Locks of love is a custom in some cultures where love birds would lock their padlocks at public areas and throw away the key to … [Read more...] about Namsan locks of love, Seoul, South Korea
Korean Folk Village, Yongin, South Korea
The Korean Folk Village in Yongin City is the largest of its kind in South Korea. It has reproduced over 260 traditional houses reminiscent of the late Chosun Dynasty and has recreated the life of Korean people through the exhibition of various household … [Read more...] about Korean Folk Village, Yongin, South Korea
Bulgogi beef stew
Bulgogi (lit. meat fire) stew is one of the common dishes in Korean restaurants around the world, with marinated meat slices (most often beef) cooked on a hot pan with other ingredients like veges, mushrooms and glass noodles etc. Had this a few times … [Read more...] about Bulgogi beef stew
Seven Luck Casino, Seoul, South Korea
There are more than a dozen casinos in South Korea, all but one are opened only to foreigners. There are three in Seoul if not mistaken - Seven Luck with two branches (in Jung-gu and Gangnam) and Walker Hill. I'm a social gambler, normally visiting a … [Read more...] about Seven Luck Casino, Seoul, South Korea
Sindang-dong Tteokbokki, Seoul, South Korea
Sindang-dong, Seoul's famous place to have Korean tteokbokki (rice-cakes in red-pepper sauce). There's dozen of restaurants selling the Korean dish at one particular street; we dined at the Mabongnim Halmeoni Tteokbokki restaurant (in February) which is one … [Read more...] about Sindang-dong Tteokbokki, Seoul, South Korea
Namsan snow, Seoul, South Korea
Namsan (lit. South Mountain) is located at the centre of Seoul. Its surrounding area is a public park with plenty of plants and tress alongside various recreation facilities; while its peak houses the N Seoul Tower and it's a popular place to enjoy the … [Read more...] about Namsan snow, Seoul, South Korea
Myeongdong Gyoja restaurant, Seoul, South Korea
Seoul story from Feb 2010. Lunch at Myeongdong Gyoja restaurant, famous for its kalguksu (knife cut noodles) and gyoja (dumplings). … [Read more...] about Myeongdong Gyoja restaurant, Seoul, South Korea
Korean stone pagoda
If you visit a Buddhist temple in South Korea you are likely to see some of these little stone pagodas, stacked randomly by monks or visitor to show appreciation to the land and environment (sort of a spiritual thing)... I think these days it's also … [Read more...] about Korean stone pagoda
Goodbye Seoul, Hello Kuala Lumpur
Reached home in Kuala Lumpur on Monday evening after staying in Seoul for close to three months. I'll miss a few things, especially the new found friends. Had to leave my hostel in early morning to catch my flight and managed to hitch on my cheapest taxi … [Read more...] about Goodbye Seoul, Hello Kuala Lumpur