Even though Asia has been the “home base” for all my global travels since 2008, South Korea was one of the last Asian nations that I visited. Perhaps because of my obsession with the North I was also a little bit blinded to the light, to the glitz and glamour of life in the South.
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During 2018 I spent two months traveling around the country. Turns out that South Korea is so much more than expected! More entertaining, more confusing, more delicious, more devious, and more drunk that I ever anticipated!
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South Korea is a nation unlike any other. The self-proclaimed “drug-free country” seems to forget the fact that alcohol is a drug. They also overlook drunk people passed out on the sidewalk. Apparently the inconvenience of stepping around them is worth the convenience of alcohol being sold 24/7/365. Strange? Not in Korea. During my time … Read more
A million to one odds. So many great stories start that way. One great Seinfeld episode even ends that way. It’s funny how a few seemingly innocuous, unrelated events all culminate it one pinnacle moment of either great success or shameful failure. In this particular instance it was the former not the latter when the … Read more
Perched on a hillside in Busan, South Korea, this once colorless neighborhood is now a colorful tourist attraction known as Gamcheon Culture Village (๋ถ์ฐ ๊ฐ์ฒ๋ฌธํ๋ง์). Although it resembles the colorful favelas of Rio de Janeiro upon first glance, explore within and you quickly realize that color is the only thing the two have in common. … Read more
Did you know in ancient Korea women were given coins featuring different sexual positions on their wedding day so they could learn the positions? That is just one of the many interesting things I learned at the Love Castle Sex Museum in Gyeongju, South Korea. Travelers always talks about the Seoul Sex Museum but it … Read more
Artists are interesting folks and anytime a bunch of them gather in one neighborhood it becomes an interesting neighborhood. A perfect example is Changdong Art Village, full of narrow alleys overflowing with street art, boutique art shops, studios, cafes, coffee shops and even an arcade. Scattered throughout the neighborhood are murals and tributes to some … Read more
Always a fan of unique and offbeat museums around the world, this adults-only museum is as captivating as it is titillating. There are no shortage of mildly disturbing scenes, statues and displays throughout the huge sex museum, however these photos are my favorite ๐ Gyeongju Sex Museum Also known as the Love Castle Children, close … Read more
Welcome to South Korea, quite possibly the cutest country in Asia, and undeniably the most drunken nation in the world. Koreans drink more than twice as much alcohol as the second hardest drinking country, Russia. My first impressions of Korea were of being surrounded by cute women and cute cartoon characters alongside countless bars and … Read more
Namhae Island is located in the very south of South Korea. It’s the perfect break from the polluted hustle and neon bustle that most Korean cities tend to have. Best known for its golden beaches and glorious weather, it’s surprisingly also a place not too many people know anything about it. Namhae Island is strangely … Read more
