A city of sunshine on a rainy day

Escaping temperatures of minus nine and the odd flutter of snow, we departed Seoul; (our modern metropolis home) for winter vacation and headed to Hoi An, the Vietnamese city where time has stood still.

A hearty bowl of Ma La Tang – the ultimate comfort food.

Now that I’m approaching the six-month mark in Korea, Ma La Tang (마라탕) has become a kind of ‘home comfort’ – with no access to a nourishing roast dinner or a traditional Friday night trip to the chippy, this is the closest I’ve had to ‘proper family food’ (sounds like something Jamie Oliver might say?). My favourite food in Korea is healthy, veganish and ironically, not Korean.

Busan Firework Festival; a view from one in a million

It’s been pencilled in the calendar since July. Finally we were off to see the Busan Fireworks Festival – an event that promised spectacular views on a city-defining beach, with over a million spectators. In five and a half hours, we’d travelled from our small town in Gwangju-si, to the ‘City of Tomorrow’ and upon arrival we knew we were in for something special. 

The Life of an ESL Teacher in South Korea

It usually starts with green tea and yoga practice.