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Branding Korea! How about Culture Shock Day with Mannam?
By Kyla Polanski The first thing we came upon was an area where people were imitating the torture of Japanese...
Multicultural Korea: ‘Dirty’ Foreigners Spoil the Sauna Water and Spread AIDS
By Iwazaru Allegedly, an employee of a sauna in Busan said to Gu Su-jin, an Uzbekistan-born woman who holds Korean...
Reflections on the Korean Experience from Phnom Penh – Part 1 – Goodbye to All That
By HBCTravis All the debauchery had taken its toll on me after six years. Those late nights of linger were...
Why I Shy away from the Filipino Community
By Ardie Ermac At the end of the day, as I look back to where I come from, I find...
Who Asked You? Unwanted Advice from Strangers in Korea
By The Expat at Expat Hell The Korean Ministry of Tourism has a new mantra: No Foreigner Left Behind. Welcome...
Korean Media Finally Covers Zenith Travel Scam: Police Investigation Underway
By 3WM After months of ratcheted up pressure on forums and then via 3WM and finally through the Korea Herald,...
Final UPDATE: Expat Warning: Zenith Travel Closes its Doors
By 3WM From Ms. Kim of the Korea Tourist Organization: On Zenith Travel and their ad in the Korea Times:...
Authorities Shutter HBC Fest but Musicians to Play: Show Must Go On
By Mizaru With increasing numbers of participants coming to do more than window shop, money had to be a factor....
A 9/11 Remembrance: I want to be Haunted by the Ghost
By Mizaru I am trying to get centered and find the words for putting it all together: “Please Call,” “Towers...
Expat Warning: Zenith Travels/Tours
By 3WM Back in March of this year, I called them and requested a reservation to the US. The person...
Ironman KOREA: Jeju Island, Summer of 2011
By Leann Peters An amazing event was held in Korea over the summer: the Ironman triathlon. If you’re not familiar...
The Blind Musician of Singapore
By Belle Crawford In Singapore we met a blind musician who plays a keyboard and sings in the underground near...
The Bus Incident: 24-yr-old American Goes Ballistic
By Iwazaru According to Herald Media and the Joongang Daily the assailant said to the police that there was some...
The Convoluted Case of Pvt. Andre Fisher
By Iwazaru and Marie Kulik Shortly after 2 p.m. on August 25, courtroom 404 got on with the day's docket...
Once More Into The Deep – Another Anthropology of Another Foreigner in his beloved Korea (Pt. 2)
By Conor O 'Reilly At the end of each lane, there were small groups of old women all facing the...