Summer is still in full swing and so are many of Korea’s festivals, which will be hoping to catch the last of the sun’s rays now fall is beginning to creep up on us. Among some of the great festivals on this month include the World Martial Arts Festival in Chungju, the DMZ Korean International Documentary Festival, and the Seoul ... Read More
September Fetivals 2011
Posted On 01 Sep 2011 By . Under: Festivals, Sport.
Summer is still in full swing and so are many of Korea’s festivals, which will be hoping to catch the last of the sun’s rays now fall is beginning to creep up on us. Among some of the great festivals on this month include the World Martial Arts Festival in Chungju, the DMZ Korean International Documentary Festival, and the Seoul ... Read More
Down the drain; A look at Korea’s sewage and garbage system
Posted On 01 Sep 2011 By . Under: Current Affairs.
By Brooke Petersen
The state of Korea’s sewage and waste disposal system has been a raging topic of debate for the last 20 years and many opinions have been raised regarding its functionality and sanitization levels for its 49 million residents.
There is no doubt the Korean government has come far since the Korean War in building a satisfactory sanitization system, though ... Read More
Haejangguk
Posted On 01 Sep 2011 By . Under: Restaurant Review.
This is a thick, spicy, and very hearty soup made from ox (beef) bone broth with soybean paste (doenjang), soybean sprouts, white radish, green onions and sometimes ox blood. Also called ‘early morning soup’ or ‘hangover soup’, this is a very traditional home-style dish often eaten after a night of heavy drinking.
Serves 6
WARNING: This recipe takes a little more prep ... Read More
Down to Chinatown
Posted On 01 Sep 2011 By . Under: Travel.
By Paul Graham, www.lastingtransitions.com
It was hot, humid, and probably the smoggiest day I’ve encountered since my early childhood days in Los Angeles in the 1980?s, making it as they say in photography terms – a white-balance nightmare; not to mention enduring and experiencing the feeling of sitting in a stuffy, smoky room and not being able to leave.
However, all this ... Read More
Opening a new business? Here’s a plant for good luck
Posted On 01 Sep 2011 By . Under: Human Interest.
By Andrew Farrell, www.speakingkorea.com
My school has officially opened. On Saturday we had what was supposed to be a ‘ceremony’, but it turned out to be a bunch of Koreans hijacking the six classrooms and finding some new and exciting places to consume alcohol and eat crushed pigs skull in what is normally a place of learning and education.
For the briefest ... Read More
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