Drinking in Korea (some Sobering Statistics).
Three o'clock one Wednesday morning I was wandering through Seoul's recently pronounced "HBC Art village" (formerly unknown "Haebangchon foreign ghetto") when a familiar voice...
Happy Seollal
One of the many cool things about living in Korea, where nothing ever stops (there are other cities that claim to ‘never sleep’, but...
Korea: Where Everything is Famous
As is well known by everyone everywhere, everything in Korea is famous. Some non-Koreans, upon first arriving can be overwhelmed by it all, even...
Merry Christmas!
A couple of weeks ago billions of people around the world celebrated having a day off, in honour of the birth of Jesus Christ....
Shit, this guy is too funny… Here’s what the North Koreans...
A friend gave me a hand to translate the hilarious new North Korean "documentary" featured here.
Best to watch the video while reading this. It's......
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