A Swift Restoration and Children’s Grand Park
My 10 month old Olympus Pen EPL5 had managed to dis-guard its shutter button how I do not know. Fortunately after last weeks trip to Nandaemum I had an address in Yongsan where it could be serviced....
View ArticleThe Trans-Siberian Journey Home
In January it’s the CELTA in Chiang Mai after which I’ll be concluding my Korean experience in March. The overland journey is more attractive than the tin bird and a Dubai Stopover. With that in mind...
View ArticleRemembering Istanbul
I’d last visited Istanbul during the Christmas break in 1990 and so when I noticed a photographic exhibition in Seoul I made plans to go there on Saturday. The “Eye of Istanbul” was a retrospective of...
View ArticleOld Korea Captured
As readers know I have around 20,000 snaps of Seoul and South Korea which document my three years here. I’m still trying to discover new places and with that in mind tomorrow after a spa, scrub and...
View Article“Nutgate” and Misinformation
We are embroiled in controversy again and it’s all to do with nuts! As the ‘nut rage’ controversy escalates the Korean press have picked up on why it’s so noteworthy in the west. On December 5th,...
View ArticleRetracing the Past
As I’m nearing the end of my stay in SK I’m re-visiting past tramps and the last weekend before Christmas the north part of Jongno became my stomping ground. For 10,000 Won (6 quid) you can visit 4...
View ArticleThe Road to Chiang Mai
A little photo-diary of the weekend in Seoul and Incheon Airport before my Trial by CELTA! Filed under: Photography Tagged: Hongdae, Hongik, Korea, north seoul tower, Photography, Seoul, street,...
View ArticleZapped on CELTA
Yes I’m back in Seoul for a few days post CELTA and my energy levels are well zapped. I’ve only managed a few strolls which involved more coffee stops and digital mags than I can care to imagine. My...
View ArticleA Touch of Cultural Leprosy
Oh Korea you try so hard and still come up short but I’m impressed by the gains made over these last three years. Today was about the art or practice of taking and processing photographs. Korean...
View ArticleSeoul: The Last Fling (Avec Trois Musketeers)
This is a short post as I’m in the throes of concluding my three years in SK prior to my March 10th Departure for China. We did have a holiday to bear before I left and so the three musketeers and …...
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