All my weeks, years, days, and months of excitement were going to come to an end as I could finally board my flight today to Uzbekistan. After so many problems trying to get the visa I doubted if this was even going to happen.My flight was 5pm from Seoul Incheon airport which gave me plenty of time to make my way from Daegu. I did my online check in the previous night but in all the excitement didnt think to do it earlier in the day when I was still at school and...

This week we had an english teachers dept dinner for the end of semester as four staff members were leaving. Unusually we went to a western restaurant and surprisingly the name of the restaurant was the somewhat bizzare "Man in the Kitchen". Grammatically it doesnt quite sound right and I'm sure conjures up all kinds of strange images. However, Man in the Kitchen turned out to be a delicious restaurant with friendly staff and a unique marketing angle.I'm told the...

I'd long seen a chain of restaurants called SeaHouse in high rise commercial buildings in high traffic areas close to movie theatres and wandered what it was. I'd even tried going in once to look at a menu but couldnt understand what the staff were trying to tell me. Fortunately, we had a school leaving dinner this week at a SeaHouse Restaurant which satisfied the curiosity and allowed me the opportunty sample their many dishes.It turns out this was a simply a ma...

As Daegu is in the grip of one of the coldest winters in years, with not one but three rare heavy snowfalls, many theories are bouncing around as the most economical way to keep warm. Keeping warm this winter can prove to be a challenge but using some initiative you can find ways to save on your Korean winter heating bills.This is the third apartment I've had and my third winter in Korea. The last two years I would leave my ondol underfloor heating running from w...

Finally after the 'night of terror', breakfast fight, and airport hold ups at Cebu, I was finally on my last flight home to Busan. I was looking forward to having a long hot proper shower, and being able to sleep peacefully in my own bed ant and roach free.A trick I use on flights is to slightly recline all the seats in my row before the other passengers come so that everyone assumes they are already in upright position. I managed to sleep for half of the two hou...