Tag Archives: Chuseok

Chuseok 2016: Five Places to Visit in Korea

September 10, 2016 · by · in General · Leave a comment

So for some, mostly the international school gang, their Chuseok began on Friday at 4:30KST and like most people on holidays, their social media is currently bursting with selfies from all around Asia… and here I am.. sitting in me flat, with me wife, and two crying children, writing this column… Chuseok ain’t what it […]

Minding Your Korean Manners – Fact versus Fiction

November 7, 2013 · by · in Korea Misc. · 3 Comments

It’s been a week since my last post. My apologizes. Crunch time in regards to baby, school and work. However, I have some holidays coming up for the baby’s birth, so hopefully the wife will let me sneak away to do a couple of reviews 😉 Ahh.. the Lonely Planet section on Korean manners at […]

Tosokchon 토속촌 – Gyungbokgung’s Ginseng Chicken Soup Paradise, but Service Purgatory.

September 19, 2013 · by · in Gyeongbokgung/Insadong · 3 Comments

Happy Chuseok gentle reader. I hope you are getting some much needed rest. No rest for me and the misses. Today we hammered out a part of Gyungbokgung and decided to check the Lonely Planet for a nice place to eat in Gyungbokgung. Tosokchon stuck out to us because we really love ginseng chicken soup, […]