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There was no real plan. We were just bored with everyday life, so my mom, my brother, my wife, and I — four of us — hopped in the car and drove all the way to Gunsan, a coastal city about 3 hours sout...

A Massive Oceanfront Bakery Cafe Hiding on Korea's East Coast When people think of Gyeongju — an ancient capital city about 4 hours southeast of Seoul — they picture inland temples and royal tombs li...

Eupcheonri 382 — The Retro Countryside Cafe You Need to Visit in Korea Eupcheonri 382 is a cozy vintage cafe chain that brings the feeling of a Korean countryside village right into the city. With ar...

Oedo Botania & Haegeumgang — A Cruise to Korea's Secret Island Garden Oedo Botania — my wife and I went there ourselves, just the two of us. When you're buried in work all the time, there are moment...

When You Need a Break from Korean Food While Traveling When you're traveling in Korea, there comes a point — usually a few days in — where the meals start to blur together. Kimchi stew, grilled pork ...

It's finally time to talk about this. Samgyeopsal. If you ask travelers visiting Korea what their favorite food is, one name comes up almost every single time — samgyeopsal, aka Korean pork belly BBQ...

Following Up on the Grilled Fish — Today It's Another Korean Lunch Set In my last post, I introduced a grilled fish baekban, and today I'm continuing the baekban series. Baekban is a traditional Kore...

Korean Food Beyond Samgyeopsal — What People Actually Eat Every Day When you think of Korean food, what comes to mind? Probably samgyeopsal, fried chicken, bibimbap, kimbap — stuff like that, right? ...

December, From Daejeon to the Geoje Island Coast It was December when we went to Geoje Island, a large island off Korea's southeastern coast, about 4 hours south of Seoul. Living in Daejeon — a city ...

The One Food Hokkaido Locals Told Me to Try: Jingisukan During my trip to Hokkaido, a local told me something I didn't expect. "If you're in Hokkaido, you have to try jingisukan." Not ramen. Not crab...