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One Last Ride

One Last Ride to Daewonsa

Some of my most memorable — and certainly most exciting — travel memories are tied to motorbikes.  Whether that be my first ride across the Mongolian steppes, riding around both islands of Samoa with my friend Melissa, or my multi-day scoot to Taroko Gorge and back, I’ve had some truly epic adventures.  But one thing …

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Category: KoreaTag: great view, hike, korea, motorcycle ride, pohang, sea, temples

Jukdo Market

Jukdo Market in Pohang

Before Pohang was a steel town, it was a fishing town.  Its proximity to the fishing grounds of the East Sea makes it a perfect harbor for grizzled fishermen and their bounties. A huge variety of fish and shellfish are found in these waters, including the Pacific herring used to make gwamegi — a Pohang …

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Category: KoreaTag: cultural trip, food porn, korea, pohang, sea

Motorcycle Ride to Okgye Valley

Motorcycle Ride to Okgye Valley

Sleipnir had languished, relegated to being a beast of labor and nothing more.  Back and forth, the same old routes every week — work, work, work.  The whole point of owning a motorcycle is the feeling of freedom that it brings, and I was only using mine as a commuter vehicle.  So when my friends …

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Category: KoreaTag: great view, hike, korea, motorcycle ride, pohang, river, road trip, roadtrip

Riding a Motorcycle across the Mongolian steppes from Tsetserleg to Tariat

Top 10 Memories: Saying Goodbye to an Old Friend

I treat the camera like a person – I gaze into it. Photos are a flat thing, and you need to put life into them.” – Cara Delevingne Sometimes travel is dangerous.  I know it as well as anyone.  From being jumped on a cobblestone street in France to battling altitude sickness while crossing a pass …

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Category: WritingTag: architecture, desert, epic, great view, history, iran, Japan, korea, kyrgyzstan, lake, mongolia, motorcycle ride, national park, pohang, river, road trip, roadtrip, sunset, tajikistan, The World, tour, USA, writing

The Haunting at Jangsa Beach

*The following story is based on actual events* Just a short walk from the highway by Jangsa Beach, the house lurked at the base of the hill.  To its right, a pavilion lay in ruin, collapsed roof and pillars leaning amid the rubble.  On its left, a shop boasted graffiti in bloody red; the Hangeul for ‘devil’ and ‘ghost’ looked hastily scrawled. …

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Category: Korea, WritingTag: architecture, korea, pohang, travel tales, writing

The Beauty of Being Still

Sometimes, the best thing to do is to be still–even if only for a moment. The first flakes of snow fell yesterday, as I soaked in an outdoor spa in Gyeongju.  Cries of delight rose with the cloud of steam and we all enjoyed the stinging chill of snowflakes on our skin.  The snow continued …

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Category: Korea, WritingTag: great view, hike, korea, pohang, temples, writing

Two Temples and a View

The last several weeks have been busy ones; a hectic work schedule combined with numerous personal projects–such as creating this new site–have left me with very little time to get out and enjoy myself.  Last week, I bailed on an engagement with friends and spent a few hours alone exploring a new corner of the …

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Category: KoreaTag: hike, korea, pohang, temples

Friendship and Living Abroad

Single serving friends.  If you’ve ever seen Fight Club, you’ll get the reference.  The Narrator is an office drone in an insurance company who travels relentlessly to assess whether automobile defects are ‘serious’ enough to issue a recall.  On the plane, he’ll meet people and enjoy their company and conversation for the duration of the …

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Category: WritingTag: festival, pohang, writing

Escaping Reality

Since booking my flight to the Philippines, I’ve been thinking about traveling… A LOT.  Since my epic summer abroad in Europe back in 2008, I’ve been consumed by the urge to be constantly on the move. For three years, I wasn’t able to satisfy that urge as I was holding down a full-time position in …

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Category: WritingTag: hike, korea, pohang, writing

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