5 Cute Korean Christmas Gift Ideas
updated 2019 ‘Korean’ gifts are not always easy to find. So here are a few ideas.
Read Moreupdated 2019 ‘Korean’ gifts are not always easy to find. So here are a few ideas.
Read MoreSpam season is here again. Yes, it’s Lunar New Year next weekend. So we are being inundated with flyers advertising
Read MoreFor Halloween there were poo shaped ghosts and Pig devil monster muffins. But at Christmas the Manoffin muffin shop is offering Santa
Read MoreThis year is the Year of the red monkey (Fire Monkey), the 9th animal in the zodiac. And people born
Read More(updated 2021) Lunar New Year is here again, so it’s time to start frying the savoury pancakes and making dumpling soup!
Read MoreYesterday was the coldest day of the winter so far. It was a very chilly minus 14 degrees. So where’s
Read MoreThe shops in Seoul have their Christmas decorations up and are making the most of the festive season. Kyobo bookstore
Read MoreI was in Kyobo Bookstore and saw this greeting card nuzzled in amongst the Christmas cards. On the front is
Read MoreSo I’ve just finished my Christmas present shopping for this year – I left it a bit late really. As always
Read MoreI never knew that red adzuki beans were so versatile. Here they feature in popular dishes throughout the year. So
Read MoreI’m not a fan of Valentine’s Day – I refuse to be drawn into this commercial event (Mr Kim gets NOTHING
Read MoreIf you fancy an afternoon of extreme contrast in Seoul then Jongno is a good place to go. I spent
Read MoreIn 2015, the Lunar New Year will fall on February 19th and we’ll enter the year of the sheep/goat. ( hangeul: 양 yang; Chinese
Read MoreAs Christmas approaches I’m still on the hunt for last minute gifts and I think I’ve found a winner. People
Read MorePresents are not the only things that need wrapping up before Christmas…No these trees are not modern art. They are
Read MoreThe Christmas shopping season is here again. But when I’m looking for small gifts or stocking fillers that are unusual
Read MoreKim Sam Soon, the cute, chubby pastry chef from the drama My Name is Kim Sam Soon (MBC 2005), welcomed
Read MoreThis year we had two days off (Thursday 30 and Friday 31 January -which was New Year’s Day.) But now, after
Read MoreAfter months of struggling through shivery coldness we were suddenly treated yesterday to a rather balmy 22 °C. Did we
Read MoreIt’s Soellal – Lunar New Year today. So it’s time to wish each other good fortune for the coming year
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