If you've ever wandered what it's like to be "taken downtown" and spend the night in a police cell a newly opened museum in Daegu might just answer that. The Police History Experience Hall is a new museum in Daegu's Jungno district, across the road from Gyeongsang Gamyeong park and the Daegu Modern History Museum which allows you to explore inside disused police cells and see what a "lock up" is truly like. For this afternoons activity as part of our School Club ...

Daegu is famous for Mt Palgong on its northern border with the temples of Gatbawi, Donghwasa, Pagyesa, and others, and Mt Apsen on its south. But the cities central core is also home to a traditional herbal street which has played a role in traditional life for generations. There is a herbal festival held annually along the famous herbal street in the downtown core. This year as we happened to be downtown for schools club day we spent some time at the herbal fest...

The history of Daegu in the Modern era can be traced thru photography and the technological changes of the 20th century. Daegu is also the origin of Samsung industries which began as a local family business selling apples. The Daegu Modern History Museum downtown is an interesting two storey building showcasing the role the city has played in the changing fortunes of the region. Friday at school there were no classes due to club activity day. Usually in the past ...

Daegu welcomes Handi, a new Pakistani restaurant to its array of global culinary delights. Handi is located at Bukbu Bus terminal, just around the corner from a long time Pakistani establishment Ali Baba. Rasheed, the owner of Handi, is actually the former cook from Ali Baba who sold his share to start his own business. Bukbu bus terminal is a bit out of the way and a question that often comes up is what subway stop is it near? Bukbu is not near any subway stops ...

Ulsan celebrated its whaling heritage at the Annual Whale Festival this weekend, where many foreigners were competing in teams in the rowing competition. We have had two weekends of practice and now was the final race day. Unfortunately, the heats started from 9am and we had a 90 min bus ride from Daegu to get to the Taewha River. I had tried getting the organizers to move the start time as many of us were travelling from out of town. The best they could do was p...