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Friday’s Talking Photo #17 –Buddhist Nun Chanting
A Buddhist nun chanting in the temple on Buddhist’s Birthday.
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Are Koreans More Polite When They’re Naked? — A Visit to a Korean Bathhouse
For Koreans a weekly visit to the spa or bathhouse is a must. They go there to lounge in the hot pools, sweat in the saunas, and scrub their bodies until they’re red. Men and women are separated and everyone roams around buck naked. When I first came to Korea I enjoyed a bathhouse that…
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Through the Sandbox Lens #6 — Rural Korea.
I don’t drive in Korea, so actually getting to wander down old roads in a rural area here is a treat. This was taken in the spring of 2008 when I traveled with friends who had a car. We had absolutely no idea where we were, but were easily able to wile away a few…
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Wanderfood Wednesday — Sipping $400.00 Chinese Tea
Here we are for another week of Wanderfood Wednesday kindly hosted by Wanderlust and Lipstick. When was the last time you got to sip on $400.00 tea? As a budget traveler, who even though I never object to a splurge now and again, I can say never. However, that all changed a couple of weeks…