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Interview with Rob Whyte, Lonely Planet Korea author

Tue, 06/18/2013 - 16:40 — bosmosis

Anyone who travels and writes has at some point thought about being a travel writer. For most of us, that dream remains confined to diaries, blogs, local websites, and missives to our friends and family back home, but some itinerant scribes of course do make the leap to professional travel writing. Rob Whyte is an instructor at Busan University of Foreign Studies, and he’s also been a part-time travel writer for about the past ten years. He co-authored editions six, seven, and eight of the Lonely Planet Korea guidebooks, and has a host of other travel-related writing to his credit, including other upcoming Lonely Planet publications on ethnic food.

I Have Been All Over the World

Tue, 06/18/2013 - 10:47 — JPD does ROK

I have been all over the world.
Though my feet have only touched
parts of the U.S., Canada, South Korea, Cambodia,
China (if only a few hours) and the Czech Republic (too long ago),
the dirty dead skin fallen from the pads of my bi-peds
has been swirled with others in Denmark, Iceland and Laos.
The hair on my arms my students
cannot help but brush as I brush past them,
has fallen off in twos and threes,
caught in a cool breeze and found their way to Belize.
The water to wash blood from pavement
After a tumble on an ill-advised bicycle rumble
down the steep slope behind my college dorm,
was treated in a facility somewhere in western New York,
bottled from a tap by someone passing through,
on their way to Timbuktu,
or maybe New Jersey.
In the Garden State, I cannot imagine where
decades of me
can be by now?

On traveling alone

Mon, 06/17/2013 - 10:20 — JPD does ROK

To travel, human
But let me travel with you
For that is divine

My Cambodian Adventure: An Unintended Result

Sat, 06/15/2013 - 11:25 — JPD does ROK

While checking my email at Hotel 9 in Phnom Penh, I struck up a conversation with an Australian woman and her daughter, whom I had seen the night before in the same common area enjoying a cigarette and beer, chatting under one of the intense ceiling fans incrementally reducing the choking heat and humidity on these early June nights.

Keeping to a Vegan Diet while Traveling

Fri, 06/14/2013 - 10:30 — VeganUrbanite

It is easy to stick to a routine when everything stays the same. However, it is difficult to know exactly what’s in your food when your eating at new restaurants, trying new dishes or translating your preferences between languages. As a traveling vegan myself, I know it is not always easy to find vegan meals. But it is possible to stick to a vegan diet and eat healthy while on vacation without much hassle. Here are a few tips;

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Biking in Gyeongju, the Best Way to Spend Korean Memorial Day

Wed, 06/12/2013 - 11:31 — arieldrosen

Hi everyone! Sorry I haven’t posted in awhile, I’ve gotten super busy with social media marketing ever since my new post at Aclipse as International Marketing Assistant. Check out my blog posts here, and follow me on twitter at @arieldrosen for more Korea updates!

Anyway, Thursday was Korean Memorial Day, so everyone got off work! My friends and I decided to travel to Gyeongju to ride bikes and check out some historical sites. Gyeongju was the capital of Silla, an ancient Korean dynasty, (57 BC – 935 AD). There is also an amusement park there! But we’re saving that for another trip. It takes about an hour and half to drive there from Busan, but the drive was beautiful so no worries. Ok, here come the photos!

Geoje and Oedo Island

Tue, 06/11/2013 - 21:53 — Lamblet

Last Thursday was memorial day in Korea. It's a public holiday where people remember those who fought for Korea's freedom. Many of my students went to the UN Memorial Park in KSU with their families. I love it there when it's sunny. There's not so much green left in Korea, so it's nice that they spare that one bit in the middle of the city to commemorate their dead.

We decided to make a trip to Geoje Island which is in the South of Korea. We got up bright and early, even earlier than I usually get up for school, and headed to Sasang to get a bus. Having missed one we managed to sneak in a cheeky McDonald's breakfast while we waited, one of my guilty pleasures!

The bus took about an hour and a half to get there, and the irritating loose screw which allowed the whole curtain rail to vibrate noisily right by my ear was made up for by the amazing fews as we got closer to the island.

Seoul Walking Tour - App Review

Fri, 06/07/2013 - 12:18 — GiselaVerdin

Hi everyone!

I'm sort of back!!, I've been pretty busy lately, working, planning, catching up on some sleep, studying Korean and well, doing some research online, as you know I still have plans of going back to Korea but this time my sister is coming with me, yay!!!!, we traveled just the 2 of us for the first time last year when we visited Italy and it went better than expected :)

We are both very different, but so alike at the same time, the only day we spent appart in Florence we ended up doing almost the EXACT same things just in different order, I'm pretty excited to go to Korea with her and show her some of the amazing things I've seen/done and to do new things I didn't have time to do before like Jeju Island!!!, but the 1st thing is... SEOUL!

석가탄신일, 삼광사 (Buddha’s Birthday, Samgwang Temple)

Fri, 05/24/2013 - 14:32 — gjw1980

I had met Miju after school and we headed from Seomyeon to the streets of Choeup-dong in a taxi. We arrived at the final junction and hopped out of the cab. At the base of a simple T-junction seven Korean police officers, two “best-driver” taxi drivers and three retired military men (but dressed ready, John Terry style) were over-effectively directing the two-way traffic (the side-road was closed) with their annoying whistles and fluorescent batons. At the top of the side-road lay Samgwangsa one of the most important Buddhist Temples and possibly one of the largest in the region.

Get your music on this summer in Seoul.

Wed, 05/22/2013 - 23:34 — devanrosey

I’m all about the music. I am up for any concert, just ask. With only a few days left before I leave (tear tear), lately I’ve been reminicing about all I’ve managed to experience while teaching and living in Korea (Are you ready?). I am amazed at how much I have done in such a short amount of time, especially when I think about all the concerts I’ve attended. It seems like ages ago, but at this time last year I was preparing to witness Lady Gaga’s first and very controvercial world tour stop in Seoul.

A Thousand Years of Seoulitude: Weekend Return to Seoul!

Wed, 05/22/2013 - 11:11 — arieldrosen

Last weekend we had work off on Friday for Buddha’s Birthday, so we took the extra day and hopped on a bus to Seoul! Unlike my training week in Seoul a couple months ago, we had plenty of time to explore and be a tourist.

Me inside a hanger structure outside our hostel!

7 Reasons You'll Love Teaching Abroad

Tue, 05/21/2013 - 21:53 — tgates209

Running into UNESCO volunteers

People who travel abroad to teach English do so for many different reasons. Some are paying off debts, some want to learn about a culture they are interested in, some want to meet someone, others for the increasingly popular "gap year" experience. The list goes on.

Question about visa for India!

Wed, 05/15/2013 - 09:59 — virginia29

Hi all-

I'm traveling to India in August and am trying to figure out the visa process. I'm American and live in Busan. I'll be traveling there for 2 months. It's unclear to me whether the visa is issued for 3 months or 6 months, and if only three months, does it expire 3 months from the ISSUE date? I will leave Busan on July 19th but not get to India until August 12th (traveling elsewhere first). So do I need to crunch two visits to Seoul in my last week in Busan or can I send it in the mail and not be as stressed out?

Thanks for any advice and help!!!

Jean

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Temple Lights and a Rooftop Petting Zoo

Tue, 05/14/2013 - 14:10 — arieldrosen

This weekend we explored the Lotte Mall in Nopo, which we knew had some great panoramic views from the roof. We didn’t know the place was host to a fountain show on the first floor and a petting zoo on the roof though! So that was a pleasant surprise. After touring the mall, we headed over to the Samkwangsa Temple, to see the many lanterns they were preparing for Buddha’s birthday next week.

Sweet Weekend Weather: The Beach and Gamcheon Village

Tue, 05/07/2013 - 21:37 — arieldrosen

Hey everyone! This weekend I hit the beach again! The weather is just too nice to stay inside or not listen to the waves while catching some rays. I also visited, and wandered around, Gamcheon Culture Village, which is a shamble of very colorful houses and steep narrow winding roads. It was pretty fun! Here are the photos:

The beach awaits


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