Saturday night I attended a gathering of friends in Itaewon for a few hours. One of them I hadn’t seen in over 4 years (great to see you again Sam!). I kept the beers to a minimum and made it home quite early and quite sober. It was a good time all around and we […]
There are so many American franchises that I had never heard of before showing up in Korea these days. One of them is On the Border. It opened some time late last year. I just went there for the first time last week. It’s spectacular. Either that, or I just haven’t had any good TexMex […]
Street vendors can be found on sidewalks and in busy alleyways throughout Seoul. They sell food and a variety of items. Some of the snack vendors are seasonal. One of my favorite winter snacks is kyeran bbang, literally translated to English as ‘egg bread’.
I first tried one of these little delights five years ago or […]
A place I sometimes drop by when I have time to kill before a class is the Kopitiam Kaya Toast shop located next to Cheonggye stream in central Seoul.
Kopitiam shops can be found all over Singapore and Malaysia. In Seoul, the one by Cheonggye stream is the only one I’ve seen. And I just noticed […]