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Incheon Slideshow
Incheon
Travel Blogs from Incheon, Korea Rep.
Nod if you're not Asian.
Well, I've just spent an entire day at Incheon Airport in South Korea. I gotta say, if you are gonna hole up at an airport for a day, this is a good one to do it in. It's bright, light, modern, and maybe the cleanest airport I've ever been to. The best ...
Arrival. Living Quaters
My studio room. Smaller than everyone elses. Check out the lovely bed. Apparently it's been known through the years as the p*rn ...
The Confusion that is teaching!!!
... South Korea that outlines things they really don't tell you as well as the true cost of teaching. Pushing these rumblings aside Korea is very beautiful and I am enjoying my stay in thier country. I hope in the furture to continue to write more ...
Luxury
... by listening to Ricky Gervais podcasts. Will have to find something new to do on the next leg. The sun was setting in Incheon as I descended. Saw a baseball stadium...unusual?. Incheon must be an enormous airport because I had to catch a train just to get ...
SLP Staff Picnic
... , and then rode on the party bus a bit more until got lost and then finally found a beach on an island off the coast of Incheon. The beach was not great, but it was still a very invited change of scenery for the day. Plus, a company picnic that supplies ...
Defying Gravity
... ! YAY! As far as the actual traveling is going, I've still not had the time to get out of the immediate Incheon/Seoul area. But I have been discovering Seoul! I've included some pictures here. As always, I never seem to remember ...
Ho-hum
So I am finally in my apartment. Pretty swank if you ask me, but no amount of swank will make the homesickness go away. I miss my family and friends greatly and I don't think I am alone. Some of the other new recruits seem a bit homesick but they are ...
C'mon spring, any day now...
... will be able to find a great new job in May. I still haven't decided whether on not I will be moving out of South Korea come September, but I have faith that the perfect opportunity will present itself in May, and I'll know it when I see it! ...
The last day of work...
... MC, coming up with jokes left and right. We did our own version of "Mamma Mia" switched up as "Camp Korea." Then some kids sang what I would consider ballads, wooing all the young Korean girls. One group danced, Class 6 ...
Closing Ceremonies
... director," terminology they are more familiar with. They hadn't batted an eye. Then they told me that to do this job in Korea you are usually about fifty. Who knows, I may look like I'm fifty by the end of the school ...
Winter in Korea
... , but nothing at all like at home. Our Christmas was wonderful. We spent Christmas eve with some friends in central Incheon for a potluck dinner and secret Santa gift exchange. On Christmas day Josh and I spent the morning together before heading to ...
3rd Country in 24 hours
Arrived as the only westerner on the flight! killing time in Korea - mess of the local ...
random things
Today I went to the doctor, and they actually paid ME at the end (a refund from before). Medical care is so cheap here- it's crazy. After meeting with the doctor I went downstairs to choose one of the dueling pharmacies. There are 2 pharmacies right ...
Final Thoughts on South Korea
... has a small coal fire burning in the middle where you can cook the meat and flavor it at our disposal * Natural beauty- Most of Korea is Mountainous but the reality small size of the peaks makes it easy to get around to many great hiking spots. We were ...
Stop Smoking
... a small one for Koreans to give up smoking and live a healthy life. Here are some pictures I ran across in Incheon City Hall Subway that illustrate this movement to give up smoking. I found these pictures very interesting and thought I would ...
hiking and viking
... little hike about a mile from our apartment. It takes about two hours to get up and back and provides a nice view of Incheon, "armpit of South Korea." From up here, it does not look like an armpit thankfully. You can see Seoul in the distance. Our city is ...
A little crazy!!
... phone and wallet in hand. After a brief visit with family and friends in Boston I found myself standing at carousel 22 in Incheon, Korea sleep deprived and wanting. My backpacker's pack was one of the first out of the shoot and I thought I was home ...
Keith's birthday
We hung out mostly at the Lotte World Hotel, where Rich is staying and working on a ride his company designed. It was really nice to see friends. ...
Waiting for our Next Flight
We were well equipped with electronic gadgets --Kindle, Ipod Touch, Netbook, etc. so time passed quickly as we were checking on the latest --non-work related-- ...
Jul 16, 2010
a bit more. . .
... new shopping and entertainment area. packed full of expensive and trendy labels- north face even found its way to south korea. =) this past saturday the three of us already mentioned along with Karl from W. Virginia and Daniella from New York spent ...
Fly Singapore~
Paula and I are just too exhausted to have any written updates... Tomorrow is D-2 in Korea! ...
A Boat to Somewhere
We arrived at the port at 2pm, early, and found out that our ferry was delayed and it would be even longer until we got on board. We locked our baggage in lockers and headed across the street to the nearest E-Mart. Finding a MacDonald's, (so ...
The type of days we live for.
... Munhak Stadium and the other Dream field. Both are awe inspiring, but the crown jewel is definitely Munhak Stadium, Home of Incheon United Football club. The inside of the stadium is beautiful and the pitch a dark well-manicured green. ...
From Daegu(TAE) to Incheon(ICN) by Air
... like bridge river crossing which is maybe 30km long. Now I had about 3 hours to kill before my toronto flight. I thought Incheon airport would be just another boring airport but this is where I was quite surprised. First of all they had an airport ...
Found out what
I landed in Incheon Airport in South Korea which is on the West side of the country approximately 40 mins outside of Seoul, where my brother's place was. My flight had been delayed by 1 1/2 hrs. so all of the buses had since stopped running. I looked ...