Meg:
In South Korea, Frank only had one item on his “must see” list – the Demilitarized Zone, or DMZ. It’s a narrow strip of land that separates North Korea from the South. And although its name (DEmilitarized?) would indicate otherwise, it was very militarized indeed! South Korean soliders, armed with machine guns and in full combat gear, [...]
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Eat & Run in South Korea – Part 2: Seoul and the DMZ (Demilitarized Zone)
Posted in Asia, South Korea, tagged demilitarized zone, DMZ, eat, frank, Korea, meg, run, seoul, South Korea on January 18, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Eat & Run in South Korea – Part 1: Busan & The Zen BackPackers Hostel
Posted in Asia, South Korea, tagged billiards, Busan, carom billiards, eat & run, food, hostel, Jagalchi Fish Market, Korea, Pusan, three cushion billiards, Zen Backpackers on December 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Meg:
We arrived in Busan by way of high-speed ferry from Fukuoka. We could have reached Zen Backpackers by Busan’s extensive subway system, but we opted for a cab. It dropped us off right in front of a high-rise apartment building, home to Zen Backpackers hostel. Once inside, we were greeted by our affable host, June [...]
Eat & Run in Japan – Part 4: Myoshinji Shukubo (Temple Stay in Kyoto)
Posted in Asia, Japan, tagged blog, buddhist, eat, frank, hotel, Japan, kyoto, meg, run, shukubo, stay, temple, video on November 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Meg:
When we found out that we could actually stay a night at a working Buddhist temple in Kyoto, my inner history nerd lit up with joy. I have a fascination with Japanese history, and the temples (and the monks they contain) played a major role in the social, cultural and political development of the country. [...]
Eat & Run in Japan – Part 3: Eating Fugu (blowfish) in Tokyo
Posted in Asia, Japan, tagged blowfish, food, frank, frankenmeg, fugu, fuku, Japan, japanese, meg, poison, restaurant, tokyo, toxin, travel, video on November 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Meg:
Before we left for our honeymoon, we decided to try to do something “dangerous” in each country we visited. Since we didn’t have enough time to climb Mount Fuji, we decided upon something equally perilous: eating blowfish. Frank was especially enthusiastic about trying it, while I was a little reticent. The notion of putting my life [...]
Eat & Run in Japan – Part 2: Tsukiji Fish Market & Sumo
Posted in Asia, Japan, tagged eat, fish, frank, frankenmeg, Japan, japanese, market, meg, run, sumo, sushi, tokyo, tsukiji on November 10, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Meg:
When we arrived in Tokyo, we were a little jet-lagged (these all natural tablets helped, but there’s only so much you can do when it comes to a 12 hour time difference). So when we found ourselves awake before the sun came up on our first full day in Japan, we decided to make the [...]
Eat & Run in Japan – Part 1: The Prince Park Tower
Posted in Asia, Japan, tagged eat & run, food, frank, frank and meg, frankenmeg, Japan, japanese, meg, park, prince, review, tokyo, tower, travel, video on October 28, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Frank:
We kicked off our honeymoon with a glass of champagne during our 13 hour long flight to Japan. It was made bearable by the fact that we were in business class, so at we least had pretty good food and free drinks.
We left at 1pm on Monday and arrived in Tokyo at 4pm on Tuesday. [...]
