by Martin | Aug 23, 2013 | North East Asia
This morning before going to Busan I went to the Gangnam district. Don’t know what the hype is all about – it’s not my...
by Martin | Aug 22, 2013 | North East Asia
After just having a beer and a Shisha the day I arrived (still hangover from Tokyo) today I went sightseeing in a quite efficient way: -Namchang Market- N Seoul Tower- Gyeongbokgung Palace- Bukchon Umgebung- really nice food/lunch- Cheonggyechon river- Itaewon...
by Martin | Aug 20, 2013 | North East Asia
At the end of the tour for the Sumo ringers Reiko invited me/us (Brandon) to a “Sumo Pub” – which turns out to be the smallest pub I’ve ever seen – run by an Ex-Sumo. All her friends were there as well (all tour guides – so no...
by Martin | Aug 20, 2013 | North East Asia
I never imagined that Sumo ringers train that hard. Absolutely stunning. Check the Video!This one guy was going so far beyond his limit – I really thought he will die just now! I have much more respect of that sport now – was a very good lesson! And so...
by Martin | Aug 18, 2013 | North East Asia
The trip from Gotemba to tokyo took a bit longer than planed (4 hours instead of 2 hours by bus) – as there was so much traffic (end of Obon). But once in Tokyo I had to rethink my “not much English here” experience. The hotel staff spoke very good...
