The Korean Demilitarized Zone is the most heavily-militarized border on the planet. Bisecting the Korean peninsula, and roughly following the 38th parallel, it’s a 3 to 4 km buffer zone between North and South Korea. It’s a pivotal place, both politically and geographically. Historically, it’s full of conflict, tension, and tragedy. Nowadays, it’s full of [...]
Archive for February, 2012
18 Feb
Extreme Sushi 101
I’ve come to a point in my life where the age-old maxim ‘don’t play with your food’ has little or no meaning for me. Come on, I’m an adult now – I don’t blow bubbles in my milk anymore (come to mention it though… that was fun). And then along came yesterday, and I had [...]
14 Feb
Channelling Ulysses
I think, perhaps, I have a problem processing time. A serious problem. You see, I’m leaving this continent in 17 days, and yet I don’t really ‘get it’ yet. Less than three weeks left in Korea, but it feels as though I’ve got months. Not in necessarily a bad ‘ohmygodthisistakingforever’ sort of way, but in [...]
