Korean Sashimi
Thick cut and delicious Korean sashimi (raw fish) is a gastronomic delight.
Eat at Jagalchi Fish Market in Busan or at numerous specialist fish restaurants in Seoul, Korean raw seafood is a culinary adventure.
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
KTX Trains Korea
KTX Trains Korea 서울
The KTX is one of our favorite trains. It has a very elegant shape - sleek and refined.
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Sunday, September 27, 2009
Korea Headlines September 27 2009
Korean News
Korean families in rare reunion
BBC
Japan PM Hatoyama to visit Seoul October 9
Korea Herald
After School Girl Band Harassed by Rowdy Bikers
Korea Times
Korea 'to Host Next Year's G20 Summit'
Chosun Ilbo
Previous Korea news
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Pusan International Film Festival
Pusan International Film Festival
Pusan International Film Festival in Busan will take place this year from October 8-18 on Haeundae Beach in the southern port city of Busan.
PIFF is Asia's largest film festival and began life in 1996. Cinemas for screenings are MegaBox Haeundae 5 and Busan Yatching Center Outdoor Theater.
2009 PIFF
Annex 2-1, Yachting Center
1393 Woo1-Dong
Haeundae-Gu
Busan 612-797
Korea
Tel: 82 51 747 2684
Fax: 82 51 747 2694
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Korea Headlines September 20 2009
Korean Headlines
North Korea ready for nuclear talks.
BBC
Charges pressed over Imjin flood deaths
Korea Herald
Koreans Fighting Obesity
Korea Times
Three Men Arrested for Illegally Uploading 'Haeundae'
Chosun Ilbo
A Succession Saga Goes Silent
Washington Post
Previous Korea news
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Dongdaemun Gate
Dongdaemun Gate 동대문
The Dongdaemun or "Great East Gate" has stood on its present spot in Seoul since 1396 though the present structure dates from 1869.
Dongdaemun Market is the major tourist attraction in the vicinity.
Monday, September 14, 2009
Eating Korean: from barbecue to kimchi, recipes from my home
Eating Korean
Eating Korean: from barbecue to kimchi, recipes from my home
by Cecilia Hae Jin Lee
John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 0-7645-4078-5
272 pp
This book is an excellent introduction of the delights of Korean cooking. Written by a first-generation Korean-American and award-winning chef, the book covers the standard favorites of Korean cuisine such as bulgogi, bibimbap and kimchi as well as offering recipes that may not be so well-known to a Western audience.
Among the one hundred plus recipes presented are plenty of hot soups, vegetable dishes, noodles, and those saucy, hot Korean dips.
The author interweaves the recipes with personal stories about her large extended Korean family as well as interesting cultural insights into Korean food and culture. Highly recommended for those wanting to try Korean food at home with a useful list of US suppliers of Korean ingredients listed by state.
Sunday, September 13, 2009
Korea Headlines September 13 2009
Korean Headlines
Ruse or reality in North Korea's uranium admission? BBC
Exhibition showcases Korean medicine Korea Herald
Book Highlights Essence of Korean Temples Korea Times
More Foreigners Take Korean Proficiency Test Chosun Ilbo
South Korea says supports U.S. talks with North Washington Post
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Seoul Puns
Seoul Puns
The fact that the word "Seoul" has the same pronunciation as the English words "soul" and "sole" is a punner's and headline writer's dream.
In English "soul" can mean spirit or individual, sole is the bottom of your shoe, a type of fish or can have the meaning of only as in 'the one and only'. Then there is the soul music genre.
Here's a list of our favorite Seoul puns - add yours in the comments section below.
Soul Seoul - spirit, individual
Seoul Brother(s), Seoul Sister(s), Heart and Seoul, Lonely Seoul, Wandering Seoul, Lost Seoul, Seoul Food, Seoul Searching, All Seoul's Day, Rest His/Her Seoul, Seoul Mate, Set My Seoul On Fire, Seoul To Seoul, Seoul Eater, Seoul Dust, Seoul Kitchen, Body and Seoul
Sole Seoul - as in instrinsic, one and only
Seoul Trader, Seoul Survivor, Seoul Application, Seoul Purpose
Soul Seoul - the music and, of course, Northern Seoul
Seoul Classics, 1960s Seoul, Black Seoul, Seoul Man, Soul Lyrics, Seoul Train, Seoul Asylum, Seoul Singers, Seoul Hits, Seoul Music, Seoul Kitchen
Sole Seoul - as in the shoe
Rubber Seoul, Leather Seoul, Double Seoul
Or how about Dover Seoul, Seould Out?
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Japan Korea Flights
Japan Korea Flights
Flights to Korea from Japan have become much cheaper over the years and with the present exchange rate making the Won good value against the Japanese Yen, there is no better time to fly over the East Sea (Sea of Japan) and enjoy a visit to the Land of Morning Calm.
As well as a number of daily services from the big airports such as Narita, Haneda, Osaka, Fukuoka and Chubu International, there are regular flights to both Incheon International Airport and Busan from smaller, provincial airports in Japan, including Hiroshima.
English language newspapers or your travel agent are a good place to find cheap flights and good value package trips on tours. These will include airfare, hotel and usually a bus tour and last usually for 3 or 4 days. Recent prices quoted include 17,000 yen from Tokyo, 18,800 yen from Osaka (KIX).
Sunday, September 6, 2009
Korea Headlines September 6 2009
Korean Headlines
North Korea enters final phase of uranium enrichment
BBC
Korea beat Australia 3-1 in football friendly
Korea Herald
Foreign Investors Flocking to Kosdaq
Korea Times
Report Predicts Older, Multicultural Korea on Stilts
Chosun Ilbo
Previous Korea news
Saturday, September 5, 2009
South Korean Provinces
South Korean Provinces
For administrative purposes, South Korea is divided into 8 provinces (도,道,do), 1, Special self-governing Province, 1 Special City and 6 Metropolitan Cities.
The 8 provinces are: Chungcheongbuk, Chungcheongnam, Gangwon, Gyeonggi, Gyeongsangbuk, Gyeongsangnam, Jeollabuk and Jeollanam. The 1 Special self-governing Province is Jeju. The 1 Special City is the capital Seoul and the 6 Metropolitan Cities are Busan, Daegu, Daejeon, Gwanju, Incheon and Ulsan.
Gyeonggi is the largest province in terms of population with Busan the largest Metropolitan City, though, of course, smaller than Seoul - the Special City.
Gyeonggi-do Province includes the capital Seoul, though Seoul has its own administration. The provincial capital of Gyeonggi-do is Suwon. Other provincial capitals are Chuncheon (Gangwon), Cheongju (Chungcheongnam), Daejeon (Chungcheongnam), Jeonju (Jeollabuk), Muan (Jeollanam), Daegu (Gyeongsangbuk) and Changwon (Gyeongsangnam).
Municipal level divisions are slightly similar to those in Japan: Si (city), Gun (county), Gu (district), Eup (town), Myeon (township), Dong (neighborhood), Ri (village).
Friday, September 4, 2009
Moon Handbooks South Korea
Moon Handbooks
Moon Handbooks South Korea
by Robert Nilsen
Moon Handbooks
ISBN: 1-5669-1418-3
860 pp
If you are considering a stay of a few weeks or more in Korea, then Robert Nilsen's excellent Moon Handbooks South Korea, should be one of the first things you pack. Full of detailed travel, historical and cultural information on Korea's main cities and often hidden places of interest, this book takes you well off the normal traveler's well-beaten track.
The clean black and white design and decent maps are a bonus, as are the well-penned and informative history and language sections. A great background resource for the long-term traveler or resident, but in need of a sharper edit on more precise travel information for the hungry or lost, casual Seoul-searching tourist.
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