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Tag: drivingLunar New Year and other stuff
One more on the to do list and a kick in the pants
One of my colleagues told me of another thing to add to my to do list before leaving. If you’ve been driving in Korea before you go back to your own country you should contact your insurance company and get a document indicating you’ve had insurance... read on
Chuseok Traffic
Today is the beginning of the biggest, most important holiday in Korea – Chusoek. On this holiday everyone drives to visit their family. We usually go the week before or after in order to avoid the traffic, but this year we want to go since it will... read on
Bad Korean Driving
One of the things I am not going to miss when I leave Korea is the driving. When I bought my HD camcorder last year I made a plan to make a video of the psycho nut cases behind the wheel here. However a little search on YouTube found several results... read on
Bad Traffic
Someone posted this to facebook and I thought I’d share it here. This traffic is definitely very very common. I’ve been shooting little clips of many drivers running through red lights (something I see about 3-10 times every day I drive) and will... read on
Why am I Leaving Korea?
A few days ago I left a comment on the Exurbanite Pedestrian’s (XUP) blog where I mentioned the low tax rate in Korea and how much I hate tipping, which I consider an evil custom. My comment is third from the top. Further down XUP asked me why I am... read on
Lunar New Year and other stuff
One more on the to do list and a kick in the pants
One of my colleagues told me of another thing to add to my to do list before leaving. If you’ve been driving in Korea before you go back to your own country you should contact your insurance company and get a document indicating you’ve had insurance... read on
Chuseok Traffic
Today is the beginning of the biggest, most important holiday in Korea – Chusoek. On this holiday everyone drives to visit their family. We usually go the week before or after in order to avoid the traffic, but this year we want to go since it will... read on
Bad Korean Driving
One of the things I am not going to miss when I leave Korea is the driving. When I bought my HD camcorder last year I made a plan to make a video of the psycho nut cases behind the wheel here. However a little search on YouTube found several results... read on
Bad Traffic
Someone posted this to facebook and I thought I’d share it here. This traffic is definitely very very common. I’ve been shooting little clips of many drivers running through red lights (something I see about 3-10 times every day I drive) and will... read on
Why am I Leaving Korea?
A few days ago I left a comment on the Exurbanite Pedestrian’s (XUP) blog where I mentioned the low tax rate in Korea and how much I hate tipping, which I consider an evil custom. My comment is third from the top. Further down XUP asked me why I am... read on
