So I made it to Daegu, South Korea’s textile metropolis with only 2.5 Million inhabitants but five universities. The city is also known very well for its traditional Korean medicine. It has the oldest traditional medicine market of South Korea. My host Colombe from France takes me to a street with plenty of ceramic shops. …
Category Archive: culture
Jun 02 2012
Bathing Buddha
Suanbo was the only town on my trip through South Korea in which I did not find a host. When reaching the town I quickly realized why it is this way. It’s a town which economic sources seem to be focused 100 % on tourism. The city is flooded by hotels and motels each and …
May 24 2012
Cool cats!
May 24 2012
Couchsurfing gathering in Seoul
May 24 2012
Buddha’s Birthday
Let’s get started. The first impressions of Seoul. And what would be better than starting with a big party? With the lantern Festival. This is how the Southkoreans celebrate Buddha’s birthday. Enjoy! Buddha Birthday von Daaaaaaaaaaaax Special thanks to: Hubertus Neidhart from Webspace Provider Network for excellent web page hosting services; Lilith Pendzich;
Apr 30 2012
44st Week
Golden Week These are my last days in Manza :( The culmination will be the golden week. Besides Obon and new year an important holiday period in Japan. So peak season for us here in the Hotel. The golden week begins on 29th of April with the Shōwa-day, the Shōwa no Hi, 昭和の日. This day …
Mar 26 2012
39th Week
A movie about the international Anime fair in Tokyo! Will also add some photos here within the next days. Enjoy! Animefair English von Daaaaaaaaaaaax I haven’t forgotten the poll (last week). But still haven’t found time to set up the tool Next week I will concentrate on updates. There are still some unpublished videos I …
Mar 11 2012
37th Week
One Year after Fukushima In memory of the victims of the earthquake-, tsunami-, and the nuclear reactor disaster of Fukushima one year ago I decided not to post an article this Sunday. This entry is dedicated to the victims and their dependants. Our thoughts are with the people who lost their lives or existence that …
Mar 04 2012
36th Week
Maria Prusakova Part II Masha about how it is to go back to a “normal” life again. Advice for Snowboarders. And something about her successor. Masha part 2 von Daaaaaaaaaaaax (My apologies for the bad sound. The battery for my mic died that day and it was not possible to get a replacement up here …
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