Category: Destinations

  • Dosirak Cafe: Seoul’s Best Kept Secret!

    Dosirak Cafe We’re at the Dosirak Cafe (sometimes spelled Doshirak) in Tongin Market this week sampling some lunchtime Korean traditional food from the Lunch Box Cafe. Welcome to week 308 (29/12/2016)  of Travel Photo Thursday and our final link-up of 2016. What happened to 2016? We’re pretty easy going here at BTS, but please remember…

  • Merry Christmas From Travel Photo Thursday

    Wherever you are in the world, this week I want to wish you and yours the best of the holiday season. Welcome to week 307 (22/12/2016) of Travel Photo Thursday. Who says that Asia doesn’t do Christmas? When I arrived almost 16 years ago, that was the case. These days, throughout Asia, you’ll find beautiful…

  • Best of Thailand for Travel Photo Thursday

    Best of Thailand Enjoy the best of Thailand for week 305 (07/12/2016) of Travel Photo Thursday. Since I’m probably not traveling out of the country this winter I decided to do a walk down memory lane this week.  I’ve spent a lot of winters in Thailand over the years and here are a few of…

  • Onggi Pottery Production in Korea

    Onggi Pottery Earlier this fall I had the pleasure of seeing Onggi Pottery made in Gimhae, a small village about 4 hours south of Seoul. An Si-Seong is the only Onggi Potter left in this community, and one of a few in Korea. He is also one of the country’s Tangible Cultural Assets. Onggi production dates…