Hotel Miranda Incheon

... to get in a few more hours of exercise. Junkie! I, of course, was less enthralled! <br><br>We stopped twice to confirm we were going in the correct direction. The entire time we had been calling the temple phone number with no luck. No one would pick up. We started to get a bit cranky by the third hour of walking. Then suddenly, out of nowhere, we see magnificent white and grey buildings set back into the side of the mountain. They were surrounded by nicely pruned bushes ...

... Korean ulkopuolelta tulleen kokousväen arvostavan länsimaista lounasruokaa, joka koostuu päivittäin joko klubivoileivästä, täytetystä patongista tai paninista. Kyytipojaksi on tarjolla mitäpä muutakaan kuin ranskanperunoita ja cokista. Tätä sapuskaa on sitten popsittu päivästä toiseen. Onneksi illallisilla on ollut tarjolla korealaista ruokaa. Myös aamupalalla on ollut mahdollisuus aloittaa päivä mm. kananmakuisella riisipuurolla ja perinteisellä kiinankaaliherkulla kimchilla ...

... road restaurant for scruffy fried chicken and sticky rice . By now the mud stuck fishing vessels was released by the incoming tide waters.<br><br>The next morning the pension owner lend me his bicycle. Soon we made it around the last point and saw the bridge to Sindo island. Before crossing another long bridge to Madu island we stopped for a drink and a rest at a café overlooking the ocean. A young Korean couple were renting a bicycle from the café. The girl tried ...

... I feel wonderful at being able to navigate through a challenging few months. I have given up on things in the past and it is those experiences that have made me a stronger man. Mom and Melissa have returned home safely and as we said our good byes<br>Tuesday night it would be ended with "see you next week!"<br><br>Last night I went to the Seoul Wold DJ Festival with a large conglomerate of colleagues and friends. Some of us got their early and others arrived as the day ...

... we heard horror stories about how crowded it is, so we opted for Seoul Grand Park. Ashley had heard there were a lot of cherry blossoms at the park and considering our only goal for the day was to take pictures of cherry blossoms......that is where we went. OMG! First, while we were waiting for our transfer, this Korean guy comes up and "accidentally" bumped into us! Ashley and I didn't even lift our eyes...."he did that on purpose ...

... of Korea. We enter the buses and quickly depart the harbor area for a ninety minute journey by freeway from the port of Inchoen to the center of Seoul. The journey goes quickly as our guide is telling us about the areas we are passing; about the history of Korea; about Korean Family Life; about how Koreans deal with the relationship between North and South Korea; and numerous other topics that give us a good beginning to understanding these people and their culture. Before we ...

... office supply nomad. I might not go to Bali this summer as I had originally planned. I think I might go to Laos instead. Laos looks amazing and everyone I have talked to said it was their favorite place ever! Laos is a very quite Buddhist country surrounded by Thailand and China and one other country, but I cant remember which one. I am thinking that Laos will get really cold during the winter so I might go there during my summer break and then go to tropical ...

I was eager to make the most of my first completely free weekend, and I was buzzing with excitement at the prospect of exploring Seoul for the first time. It sounds a bit anti-social, and to be honest it probably is, but I love nothing more than putting my headphones on, and going off on my lonesome to explore a new place! I took the subway to Insadong first of all, a crowded touristy street that reminded me of Asakusa in Tokyo - lots of people, souvenirs etc. I ...

... just parts of the many layers of the onion that we are. When I run I like to meditate. I try and let my mind slip into a place of no thought. This was not the case today as I belted out some km's on the treadmill while listening to the many songs on my IPod and watching lions hunt water buffalo on the National Geographic Channel on the TV in front of me. Of course with the TV sound replaced by my IPod I couldn't help my ...

... parking lot. I spent the entire drive to Changwon City staring out the window... trying to take in the sights. The Cherry Blossoms, the high rises, the mountains, and the simple cars. It all felt like a different world, and I knew that this was just the beginning of many interesting times ahead. It wasn't New York... but I figured that Sinatra could just as easily been singing about Korea when he sang: If I can make it there, I'll make it anywhere.