The Chuseok holiday is the biggest holiday of the year next to Lunar New Year’s Day. Koreans return to their hometowns and Seoul turns quiet. [Happy Mid-Autumn Festival to those in Chinese and Vietnamese speaking countries.]
Chuseok – 추석
Here’s a compilation of our Chuseok articles.
After arriving at the City Air Terminal in Seoul Station, passengers can check-in and check luggage in less than 20 minutes. Next, board the Airport Express (AREX) train and arrive at Incheon Airport in 43 minutes. Be sure to take the Express train that covers the 58km distance without stops. Continue reading
Took a trip to Kyobo Tower in Gangnam-gu, Seoul tonight. There’s a large bookseller (Kyobo Books) located on the B1 level and it’s open until 10pm. I stopped by the Information Desk and asked for a book with the ISBN 9781624120121. The desk attendant handed me this map and book locator.
Traditional Korean monk food is mild in taste and generally good for the body. In addition to meat, Korean monks cannot eat seafood, shellfish, eggs, garlic, green onions, or certain other vegetables that are believed to stimulate the male libido. Continue reading
The weather was beginning to cool off until the rain dragged the humidity back this past week. And so I return for more bing-soo. At Cafe T in Cheongdam, Seoul.
Mango bing-soo and Espresso bing-soo
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