Some excellent music from a band called Bard - a Korean quartet that followed a group of foreigners.


While not disappointing in any way, I sort of wished there were a bit more. It's quite possible that Korea has spoiled me with its wonderful festivals, but I left this one wondering 'where's the Guinness?'... That there was no Irish food, beer, or anything of an interactive nature other than dancing left the crowd sitting, exploring a small face-painting booth where t-shirts were also sold, or waiting in a long line for popcorn and tea.

Ratings (out of 5 taeguks):
Ease to arrive:

Foreigner-friendly:

Convenience facilities:

Worth the visit:

© Chris Backe - 2010

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I first created a YouTube account in 2006 at the request of my friend so she could share video with me. The account went unused until my PC died and I decided to jump the Windows ship and get a Mac.

I had been blogging at various sites and through email lists over the years, but never tried my hand at vlogging. I thought it would be fun to do a short little video for my friends and turned on the iSight camera for the first time. You can see that video here.

For a long time, I just made these simple videos and made video responses. It was back in the day, when people sat around and chatted via these videos. In fact, there were days, when I'd make two or three of these videos.

When I started traveling later in 2007, I became obsessed with learning how to make better travel videos. You see, when I was growing up, my father always took pictures of our travels and then shared them with our friends. Since many of my friends either hadn't travel abroad or couldn't, I wanted to use the new medium to share my journeys.

Once I came to Korea, I found myself with a huge palate of material to choose from. I taught myself Final Cut and tried to learn more about what makes good travel videos. It's still an ongoing process, but one that I really enjoy. I think another reason I enjoy it comes from my background in public speaking.

I surpassed 1000 subscribers in 2008 and finally reached 2000 at the start of this year. Since then, there has been an amazing amount of growth on my channel. Wednesday, I passed the 5000 mark. It's something I never thought would happen. In fact, it was something I never even dreamed of back when I first started making videos. Heck, I remember tipping over 100 subscribers and being ecstatic!

I really do appreciate everyone who takes the time to watch my videos. I've enjoyed interacting in the comment section as well. I'm quite surprised how many I get on each video. I'm very happy I have the time to respond to nearly every one, as it makes me feel closer to everyone. I hope I can continue to improve my video production skills in the future and package things even better for my viewers, because I absolutely enjoy the process or researching, shooting, and editing videos.

In the upcoming few months, I'm going to be doing a few new things on my channel. I'll be releasing two or three videos per week. One will be a travel themed video (either a location in Korea or a QiRanger Adventure). The second will focus on life in Korea. If there is a third video, it will most likely be random things.

Before I sign off, I need to give a special thinks to Jo. She is full of inspiration and support. I give her the credit for the great growth this past year. She may not appear in many videos, but she is very active behind the scenes and without her, I'm not sure what direction I'd be going. Thanks baby!