Access to adequate health care is an important concern, especially when working overseas and you are not fluent in the local language. Fortunately in Daegu there are several places catering to foreigners. Keimyung University's Dongsan Medical Centre located by Seumon Market has an International Health Centre to provide a vast array of services to foreigners.Dongsan Medical Centre is easily located across from Seumon Markets east side. There is even a new station ...

Having explored so many temples its hard to find unique ones with their own distinct character. However I was able to find one such temple just outside of Busan city. Tongdosa is a large templex complex easy to reach and houses a special museum of Buddhist relics.The easiest way to reach there is a bus from Busan's northern Nopo Bus Terminal. However living in Daegu, I didnt want to go down to Busan, back up again to the Temple, and return back to Busan to get a ...

With the school term winding to an end I had an end of term party for my after school class. The class previous they had to make out invitations to each other and in the final class we had a party with snacks and played some english gamesThe Daegu School Board has also been running a weekly Global Festival to follow up to its highly successful weekend festival held last November (see previous entry http://blog.travelpod.com/travel-blog-e ntries/londone7/1/1353876...

As someone who likes to explore Korea on weekends often I have to use Seobu Bus Terminal at the south end of the city. As well as serving many of my destinations there is an adjacent market beside where you can stock up on foods for the journey or buy cheap groceries after your return.The covered market backs onto the bus terminal and has many access points from outside. Colourful Daegu has already run an article on the 'Vintage Clothing Market' (which I still wa...

The final leg of my tour of Tongyeong took me to the Folk History Museum just behind the Jungang Live Fish Market (see previous entry). The museum had free admission and celebrates the historic maritime victory of Admiral Lee against the Japanese invasion 400 years agoThere were various portraits of Admiral Lee and artwork showing the Turtle Ships in battle against the Japanese.As well there were commemorative coins, stamps, and other souvenir items to celebrate ...