I always thought I’d celebrate my quarter of a century by getting very drunk and doing something totally irresponsible. But it was not to be – I spent my 25th birthday (Monday) at work and then having a meal with Kat. During which he only liquid that passed between my … Read More
Last weekend we once again headed for the slopes of Korea for a weekend of snowboarding. This time we went on an organised trip and went much further afield to one of Koreas top resorts, Phoenix park. Phoenix park was, much bigger then Bears town and had ….. wait for … Read More
The blog is a bit all over the place at the moment. I sent out a password protected post last week to my friends and family, for those of you not in the loop I had an interview for a copy editing job on the Korea Times last week. This … Read More
My first ever sickie: but all in a good cause! After a visit to a Buddhist temple a few weeks ago I’d accidently ended up with an interview for a copy editors job on the Korea Times. (The coming about of the interview is a long story that I hope … Read More
Our first full day in Japan was spent hiking up a Mt Takao (Takaosan) situated about an hour outside of Tokyo. Standing at 599 meters high and with walking trails up to 3.8km long Takaosan is a challenging walk, which was why we took the cable car to the half … Read More
My first piece for the Korea Times! Random, only those of you I have spoken to on the phone have a clue what I am going on about, but this is the reason for the lack of blogging recently. I am trying to decide whether to go for a job … Read More
The day (30.12.06) arrived for our much awaited trip to Japan’s highest mountain and only active volcano, Mt Fuji. An early start was made more stressful when, despite allowing more than enough time to get to the bus, we almost missed it after going the wrong way on the subway! … Read More
Our last day in Japan and we were up early to make it to the Imperial Palace for the Emperor’s appearance then to the airport in time to fly back to Korea. After leaving our bags in a locker at the station we made our way to the palace. Coming … Read More
Standing at 333 meters tall Tokyo tower is 13 meters taller than its model, the Eiffel tower. After arriving in Tokyo and being shocked by how quiet it seemed; standing on the main platform at 150 meters and looking down on Tokyo lit up against the night sky the city … Read More
The day had finally arrived and even a very early start (5:30am) couldn’t dampen my excitement as we began the journey to Tokyo. The drive to the airport, in the comfort of a taxi, was uneventful. After arriving at the airport we had to find immigration and get a single … Read More