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Tag: Korea

  • Wanderfood Wednesday — My Favorite Korean Street Food

    Wanderfood Wednesday — My Favorite Korean Street Food

    Here we are for another week of Wanderfood Wednesday kindly hosted by Wanderlust and Lipstick. Although I have lived and wandered throughout Asia for the past 10 years (well almost), I still marvel at the variety of street food that is available here. I don’t think I can go a block in any direction here…

  • Through the Sandbox Lens #4 — Buddha Meets Costco

    Through the Sandbox Lens #4 — Buddha Meets Costco

    Yesterday was Buddha’s Birthday. I dropped by the local temple to take in a bit of the “action”. I was greeted by the Costco reps selling memberships 🙂 Need I say more…………..(laughing here).

  • Wanderfood Wednesday — Sipping $400.00 Chinese Tea

    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…

  • Through the Sandbox Lens #2 — Traditonal Korean Wedding Parade

    Through the Sandbox Lens #2 — Traditonal Korean Wedding Parade

    This is a reenactment of a traditional Korean wedding parade (called Ch’inyoung). I took this in the popular tourist area Insa-Dong in down town Seoul. You can find out more about Insa-Dong here To learn more about Korean traditional weddings go here. If you like this post, please consider giving it a tweet or a…