First off, let me start by saying yes. It has been ages since I’ve last posted, but you can’t blame a girl for living life rather than writing about it. Since last autumn, life has brought many unexpected changes. In fact, it looks as though this might be my last year (for real). I’ve been [...]
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The Bakers Table by Mira
Posted: February 20, 2012 in food, random walks, rants and ravesTags: Bakery in Itaewon, Best bakeries in Seoul, ciabatta, coffee and wine, European bakery in Seoul, European Bread, European Food, 녹사평 빵, 더베이커스테이블, foccacio, fresh, Gyeongnidan, Haebangchon, homemade, 서울 용산구 맛집, 유럽 빵 집, 유럽 샌드위치 와인, 이태원 식당, Korea, made from scratch, Mira Bakery, New restaurants & cafes, sandwiches, Seoul, Seoul's best bakery, sweet potato soup, The Bakers Table
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El Olive in Busan
Posted: October 25, 2011 in food, out of seoul, rants and ravesTags: Authentic Italian, best restaurant, Busan, El Olive, 고성호, 부산맛집, Fine Dining, Italian Restaurant, 올리브, 와인, 이탈리안, Korea, Margherita, Mediterranean, Pizza, Seoul, Spaghetti, wine
Is there a tasty, upscale, attentative, foreigner friendly Mediterranean/Italian restaurant in Busan? Yes. It’s El Olive. Foremost, it’s absolutely crucial that in order to be authentic they must have an assortment of red and white wine to perfectly pair with each course. Check. Second, true Italian bistros will serve warm, home-made bread. And if they’re really [...]
Cafe Coin in Myeongdong
Posted: August 23, 2011 in food, rants and ravesTags: Bingsu, Cafe Coin, Coffee Shop, European Antique Interior, 녹차빙수, 녹차와플, 명동맛집, 까페코인, Famous Cafe, frozen yogurt, Green-tea ice-cream, hand-drip coffee, 핸드드립 커피, 유럽피안 엔틱 스타일, Korean dessert, Myeongdong, romantic date, Seoul, waffle
At Cafe Coin, a waffle ice-cream isn’t just a waffle ice-cream. It’s an explosion of fresh fruit, flavors and textures piled high atop a crispy, light base that surprisingly doesn’t go soggy till the very last morsel. Thus after you’ve managed to take focus away from stuffing your face full of layers upon layers of [...]
Coffee at Caffeine, a hop, skip and truck-stop away
Posted: April 25, 2011 in events, food, out of seoul, random walks, rants and ravesTags: Aewol Road, Caffeine Coffee Shop, 무지개, 트럭, 애월해안도로, 제주도, 카페인, 커피숍, Jeju Island, Korea, mobile, rainbow truck, Seoul, toast sandwich, truck cafe, UFO restaurant and hotel
After first hearing about a peculiar coffee shop from a fellow racer’s girlfriend (a cute couple I might add), I imagined sipping its sweet, aromatic coffee as a soft breeze wafted my hair and body into heavenly contentment.
WDF 2011 – The Official Press Release
Posted: March 20, 2011 in attended, clubs and parties, events, out of seoul, rants and raves, weekender guideTags: 5th World DJ Festival, 상상공장, Seoul, WDJ Fest
Here’s the official press release for the 5th World DJ Festival! Are you seriously ready for this?! If not click on the audio link and… wait for it…wait for it…shake your hips like a pretty rave girl!! 국내 최대 일렉트로닉 뮤직 페스티벌 온다! 2박 3일간 국내외 참여 아티스트 총 208팀 축제 파라다이스‘제5회 월드DJ페스티벌’개최 21세 슈퍼 [...]
Update on KEB – False advertising as “expat friendly”
Posted: October 5, 2010 in rants and raves, seminars and groups, UncategorizedTags: credit cards for foreigners, credit cards in Korea, expat friendly bank, fraudulent advertisement, Global Expat Card, 외환은행, KEB Bank, liars, mileage card, My signature, point card, Rainbow Check Card
For all of you who were denied a credit card, I’m sure you’ve just about had up to your neck with excuses from bank tellers (see prior entry). After getting nowhere with a representative of KEB, who btw, physically came to my school and had me submit copies of recent pay stubs, Alien Registration Card [...]
KEB – False advertising as “expat friendly”
Posted: October 4, 2010 in rants and raves, seminars and groupsTags: banking, banking for expats, credit card in Korea, false advertisement, foreigner banks in Korea, gyopo, 외환은행, KB Bank, KEB, mileage card in Korea for foreigners, my signature card, Rainbow Check Card, Shinhan Bank, unfriendly expat policies, yes-point
Through the suggestion of a friend, and hitting a limit to the amount of crap I was further willing to take as a foreigner (gyopo to be exact) in Korea, I did away my prior accounts with KB and Shinhan thinking that I had finally found a bank that understood. I took the necessary steps [...]
