SV Mandolyn

Last week we spent five days in Seoul, South Korea. This was a necessary side quest, as we had to leave Japan in order to extend our Japanese tourist visas.  We didn’t have a lot of time in Korea, but I think we can now answer the question on everybody’s mind: Is all fried chicken in Korea, by definition, Korean Fried Chicken?   To investigate this we found a well reviewed Korean Fried Chicken establishment near our hostel.  The meal was…

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It happened fast. A white van entered the east end of the Kabashima bridge at around 2pm. We were on foot, eastbound on the sidewalk, at the midpoint of the bridge. The vehicle slowed as it approached, and then stopped just in front of us. The lone occupant of the van held up his hand indicating that we should stop too. We were 70 feet above the water, no escape. The driver rolled down his window, and passed us a…

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