Biking around in my neighbourhood I've been exploring some of the local temples. The first one opposite Unam Middle School caught my eye originally due to the large statue outside. There are two buildings in the complex. The first one had a large hall filled with hanging lanterns from the ceiling. The front main shrine had two curved walls either side filled with rows of tiny gold buddha statues. The second smaller adjacent building had a smaller version of the s...

Uzbekistan - Heart of the Silk RoadAfter Xinjiang China, this is the second reason I chose to come and work in Korea to half the airfare costs to this historic heartlandTashkent > Samarkand > Bukhara > Khiva

Here are some good links from some of the other bloggers invited on the Yeosu Expo trip Pavilion of Cambodia http://novemberbeetle.tumblr.com/post/2 5425217421/yeosu-expo-2012-pavilion-of- cambodia Pavilion of Argentina http://novemberbeetle.tumblr.com/post/2 5424312816/yeosu-expo-2012-pavilion-of- argentina 10 Tips for the Yeosu Expo http://ditautomo.blogspot.kr/2012/06/ye osu-expo-2012-10-tips-for-you.html reprinted on TheKoreaBlog http://blog.korea.net/?p=1062...

There were a few notable absences from this years Yeosu Expo Canada ------------ My home country did not attend. This was somewhat of a national embarrassment when you look at the efforts made by many of the smaller countries. For an Expo whose theme was the ocean, a country that is surrounded by three oceans on three sides, and who has the second largest coastline after Russia, this was a disgrace The reason cited was lack of money. But time and time again yet a...

A fun feature of the Yeosu Expo is the Passport Stamp Trail Each venue has a self stamping area where you can fill in another stamp from a place you have visited Unfortunately I'm told you have to buy the passport and I never saw where. It would be a good idea to hand them out free with the ticket to encourage people to visit more areas they may not have been aware of. The ticket price, travel cost, food and accomodation are enough expenses for the weekend withou...