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Friday’s Talking Photo # 16 — Pura Besakih –Bali’s Mother Temple
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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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Wanderfood Wednesday — Comfort Food in Seoul
Here we are for another week of Wanderfood Wednesday kindly hosted by Wanderlust and Lipstick. One of the comfort foods that I crave from home is fish and chips. Growing up in Nova Scotia the fish is always fresh and finding a good “feed” made with fresh haddock along with home cut fries is never…
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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…