Running Abroad – Our Travel Tradition
I’m late to the starting line. I’m cold. I’m disoriented from a trip that started yesterday – kind of – in Phoenix and left me 220 miles north of the Arctic Circle.
The pack for the Midnight Sun Run 10K …
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Travel to South Korea: Three Good Reasons
I decided to travel to South Korea not because of a travel agent’s advice or a guidebook. Nope – an enthusiastic pitch from a waiter at a local Korean restaurant sealed the deal.
My wife and I were eating our …
Inside My Head – Fear of Heights
I wish I could stride along the rim of this volcano’s crater. After months of waiting, endless hours looking at photos of it, and then finally marching from the Rangipo Desert up the thick scree on its slopes, I’m here.…
Travel Blogs or Guidebooks: Who Do You Trust?
It’s one of those days when I feel like torturing a travel guide editor. I imagine stuff involving ants, honey, jumper cables and possibly a Weed Whacker.
“A short, mostly, flat hike,” the guide book entry promised.
Hours ago, I …
Asia’s Novelty Act – Me!
I’m curious about South Korea -- and it seems South Korea is just as curious about me. From news television crews to young women asking me to pose for photos, I cause a stir everywhere I go. Here are some …
Hi Seoul 10K Race – A Running Adventure Abroad
Being a large Caucasian guy in South Korea is a weird experience. As I warm up for the Hi Seoul 10K run, a TV news crew fixates on me. The camera sweeps over me. Records every move. Captures every lunge, …
4 Helpful Facts About a “Love Hotel” in South Korea
The amenities in a South Korea love hotel are not what you’ll see at your local Holiday Inn: flashing colored lights over the bed, a higher-than-average number of mirrors or a “personal massager” for sale in the minibar.
If …
South Korea Destination: Manjanggul Lava Tube
I can wax poetic about a lava tube all day long. There’s just something cool about walking where glowing lava once flowed. When I found out there was a lava tube on Jeju Island in South Korea, I had …
6 Surprising Things About Seoul, South Korea
Seoul, South Korea was my introduction to being in a large Asian city. It was a disorienting but welcoming swirl of humanity and activity. Modern exists side-by-side with the ancient. You’ll also be surprised by the mountains and the amount …