By reservation only, it’s Blue Bottle’s Samcheong Hanok cafe. “A setting where traditional and modernism coexist Around the corner of…
Prayers for Itaewon
Please keep everyone affected by the tragedy in Itaewon in your thoughts and prayers.
Rubber Ducky, You’re the One…
Get yourself some friends willing to travel with you into downtown Seoul to visit an 18-meter-tall inflatable rubber duck. This…
Korean Laundromat
Recently, two laundromats popped up in my neighborhood. Here’s a quick tour and how they’re different from laundromats in the…
Review: Warm Glow Candle Company
There are a few things I try to do when I visit my parents, and going to Warm Glow Candle…
Remembering Sara Holmes
Sara Holmes, aka “HojuSara”, passed away in early September of 2022 after a short, yet fierce, battle with leukemia. Sara…
Café Review: Café Onion, Mia
Café Onion, Mia, was actually the first Café Onion I visited in Korea. Located in the Mia district of Seoul,…
Book Review: Concerning My Daughter, Kim Hye-Jin
“Knowing that this is the reality for the majority is no comfort to me. Rather, knowing my daughter is one…
Finding John Reichard (Woodland Cemetery)
It isn’t a trip home if there’s not at least one visit to a cemetery. This visit was a little…
Take Me Home, Country Roads
I left Korea last week for a two week trip back to the US to see my family, who I…