Tag: Korea

  • Travel Photo Thursday — June 7th, 2012 — Traveling Taste Buds

    Travel Photo Thursday — June 7th, 2012 — Traveling Taste Buds

    Welcome to another week of Travel Photo Thursday. Food prices here in Korea have skyrocketed of late, so its time to find an outdoor market close to home. I did just that last night; purchased my weeks vegetables at a fraction of the cost, when compared to the supermarket. I also bought a block of Korean…

  • Daecheon Beach — White Sand Beach on the ROK!

    Daecheon Beach — White Sand Beach on the ROK!

    Welcome to another week of Travel Photo Thursday.  This is the second year that I’ve celebrated my birthday at Daecheon Beach; a stretch of white sand 1.5 hours outside of Daejeon. The day was hazy, so not the best for photos. However, we had a lovely time walking the beach. Here are a couple of shots…

  • Travel Photo Thursday — May 10, 2012 — Buddha’s Birthday in Korea — A Preview

    Travel Photo Thursday — May 10, 2012 — Buddha’s Birthday in Korea — A Preview

    Welcome to another week of Travel Photo Thursday. At the moment I am busy packing to move into a new apartment. It’s amazing how much stuff a person can accumulate in 6 years of living in the same apartment. To think that I arrived in Asia with only two suitcases! We are just over a week…

  • W Bistro…A Bistro with a Korean Twist in Downtown Daejeon, Korea

    W Bistro…A Bistro with a Korean Twist in Downtown Daejeon, Korea

    I recently attended a tasting at a new Bistro in downtown Daejeon. Here’s an excerpt from the email we received introducing the tasting… On April 15th at W-Bistro in Eunhaeng-dong (Daejeon’s old downtown) there will be a major tasting event. This event is to do with traditional KOREAN “jang” based dishes. “Jangs” are the Korean…