What are they doing?
We've been traveling for 519 days. We traveled from Mexico to Argentina in a year. Now come with us as we live, teach, and travel in Korea.
- We left Jan 30, 2008
- estimated distance: 33,802 miles
- beds we've slept in: 128
- borders we've crossed: 17
- buses we've ridden: 224
- boats we've ridden: 38
- planes we've flown in: 8
- hours volunteered: 1,071
- estimated distance: 33,802 miles
- beds we've slept in: 128
- borders we've crossed: 17
- buses we've ridden: 224
- boats we've ridden: 38
- planes we've flown in: 8
- hours volunteered: 1,071
Latest Posts
Hiking Around Anyang
Written by Kyle on Saturday, June 27, 2009 in Korea, Republic of
Feelin' happy
If you look up at the skyline from about anywhere near where we live, or within most of Korea, you can see little green mountains. Ok, ok, if the air isn't smoggy or if the "yellow dust" from China isn't around, then you can see them, which means you can see them about once a week. But still, they're there. Believe me.Feelin' happy
In any case, one popular weekend activity for Koreans, especially those over 40 for some reason, is to follow the various trails up and down these mountains. It's easy to spot the Koreans on their way to/from the mountains as they are usually decked out in matching North Face gear and carrying backpacks weighed down with enough food for a small banquet. We don't have matching North Face gear or the desire to carry more than a pocketfull of food, but we still went anyway to two of the closest mountains to us: Surisan and Moraksan. ("san" means mountain in Korean)
COEX: The World's Largest Underground Mall
Written by Kyle on Saturday, June 20, 2009 in Korea, Republic of
Feelin' normal
The World's Largest Undeground Mall! It sounds exciting at first, but then you realize 2 things: 1) There probably aren't that many malls underground and 2) it's a mall. Feelin' normal
It reminds me of The World's Largest Sitting Bronze Buddah on Lantau island in Hong Kong. Granted, it's an impressive statue, but then someone told me that there were larger sitting buddahs in the world, they were just made out of something else that wasn't bronze. And there are really large reclining buddahs. The one in Hong Kong, was large, sitting, and bronze, therefore it gets the distinction. So, if you're looking for large, bronze buddahs, Hong Kong is the place, and if you prefer to do subterranian shopping, go to COEX Mall in Seoul.
Cookin' With Nanta
Written by Kyle on Saturday, June 13, 2009 in Korea, Republic of
Feelin' normal
In our quest to do all things Seoul, we stumbled upon an array of "non-speaking" theatrical performances that seem to be all the rage here. We had our choice from a breakdancing jailbreak, to all kinds of Stomp! imitations, to what we finally settled on: Nanta.Feelin' normal
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