Sorry it’s been a while since my last post. Recently I’ve been sleeping a lot thanks to a few killer colds that came with coughing, sweating and feverish nights. The events of this post took place a few weeks ago. I’ve never been skiing before. My parents have always thought that a holiday without sun […]
Over the past year a number of people have read this blog and been nice enough to send me a message or give me a call. One thing that seems to be repeatedly mentioned in these communications is the amount of alcohol involved in many of my stories. It’s true that both myself and many […]
Before coming to Korea I did a lot of research, a whole lot. Armchair travelling is one of my favourite lazy day activities. Once I get into it I can find myself googling destinations, routes and cultural information for hours. When looking into Korea in the build-up to my arrival there was one thing that […]
Recently one of the most important events of both the Korean and western calendar took place. That’s right, it was my birthday! [Pause for songs and congratulations] Thank you, thank you. This year I decided to celebrate by scaring myself, and more importantly my friends, as much as possible. To this end, I chose to […]
Chuseok is Korea’s thanksgiving and harvest festival and it’s the second biggest single holiday of each year, similar to Christmas in the UK. At this time families get three days to eat together, play games, watch movies and then eat even more. This year Susie was planning on going to her grandmother’s house in the […]
It’s not often that I sit naked in hot baths speaking to other equally naked men, but it does happen. The last time it happened was when I spent the night in a jimjilbang (Korean bath house) to recover, immediately after Ansan Rock Festival. I met an American on the way in and when we […]
So far I’ve had by man bits squeezed by an aged Korean man and left a friend in a strange house with a strange man. If you missed all this excitement then check out Part 1 here. So, how did we get from here to the laughing, almost weeping in a Korean fast food restaurant? […]
This was a weekend I had been looking forward to. The conclusion of my PADI Open Water diving qualification. There was a little panic and the threat of a very early morning bus ride as the minibus was leaving on Friday night, about 3 hours before I finish work. Luckily, the only other student on […]
June has been a busy month and I’m sorry that I’ve been a little behind on my posts. The temperature here in Korea is on the up, last night I thought it might have reached 50 degrees, but it turned out that my flatmate had just left the heating on all night, 바보. I’m writing […]
Last weekend was a good one. I started with no plans and one simple mission, to spend as little money as possible. In this I failed, but it was worth it. Friday arrived and we got a little treat at work. Sunday 5th is ‘Children’s Day’ in Korea. A day where parents spend extra time […]
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