5 times when Korean history was like Game of Thrones

I can’t get enough of it. But Korean history is basically Game of Thrones in Asia. How much Korean history do you know? Why would most people even bother? That’s the last time you will ask yourself that question. I’ll be honest. I fell into studying...

Chicken & Beer Night

I really get happy when someone signs up for the Chicken & Beer Pub Crawl. I just love Korean chicken and beer. I don’t get to go out for it much these days unless someone signs up. We had five with us this week. The weather was unusually chilly and...

Behind the Scenes of the Dark Side of Seoul Tour

“He dismantled her tomb and rebuilt the bridge using the stones–upside down–so people would always walk on top of her grave.” The real reason I got interested in Korea was its history. When I was in college, I took a course in Korean history to...

A Little Hollywood

A few weeks ago I just had one person sign up for the Ultimate Korean BBQ Night Out. Even though I really don’t make money when one person signs up, I still love doing the tour. I meet the most interesting people, and we both have a great time. He was a young...

The Apple Watch

We had two guests for the Ultimate Korean BBQ Night Out last night. A lovely young woman from Malaysia, and an American living in Japan. The American works for Apple, and he was sporting the new iWatch–the first one I’ve seen in the wild. We all got to...