Category: Travel + Place

Travel + Place 2013 08 29

SeorakSan

saBEE,

A rainy day in Seoul – nice relief from the heat. Today we travel to the East coast to Seoraksan – in my mother’s home province. 2 hours on an express bus through the beautiful countryside – a smooth and comfortable ride. Kensington Stars Hotel is beyond our expectations. The…

Travel + Place 2013 08 28

Digital City

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Today’s agenda is to seek out digital installations in the most wired city in the world… First stop is the IFC Mall, where I was told I could not take photos indoors or outdoors… Oops. Too late. Glad I got this one… a head in the bottom right corner of…

Travel + Place 2013 08 27

A quiet day

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The morning is leisurely. After breakfast, we walk through the endless rows of vendors under our hotel. Then a taxi ride to the Leeum Samsung Museum of Art. The digital guide is wonderful and the galleries are beautiful. An Italian lunch with Mike after the gallery, Then to a Jjimjilbang…

Travel + Place 2013 08 26

3-part birthday

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Birthday celebrations started last night… After a day in the country with relatives, we met an old friend who is living in Seoul. Matthew whisks us away to a jazz bar, starting a lively party night. In the morning, we fight off jetlag and meet my cousin. A birthday lunch…

Travel + Place 2013 08 25

The Countryside

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An early start to the day. Brother Mike meets us at the hotel – so good to see him! Then we are off to meet Gomo. Onward to the countryside – to Kenny’s hometown to pay respects to my grandparents. Thinking it would be a quick trip there and back…it…