The Inns and Outs of Hotel Management

Foreign businesses take one of two roads — the road of assimilation or the role of education. A hotel is a bit different because it has to fill both of these roles at once. The Holiday Inn in Gwangju has been under the leadership of Michael Wilson for the past two years and over that time it has really worked itself into the fabric of the city as something both local and foreign all at once; it is a melting pot of east meets west and it doesn’t cut back on any of it.

Recipe: Borscht according to Vlasblom

Here is a recipe for borscht (Ukrainian soup) that Andrew learned while in St. Petersburg. It’s simple and quick, and yields a large pot of hearty soup.

My Korea: Africa and Soul

Halim Park shares “My Korea” from Africa & Soul in Sangmu.

Restaurant Review: Galmaegisal at Seo-rae

Gabriel Ward gives us a taste of galmaegisal near Chonnam University.

Punk Day 4

Club Nevermind, save the giant poll in the middle of the club, is a place you’ve got to check out a show at. Recently it played host to the 4th Gwangju Punk Day, an event that Adam started to look forward to each month, almost as much as his sweet, sweet pay check.

Follow the Money: The Faces on Korean Won

“Follow the money,” it is said, if you want to understand a country’s politics. Far fewer say to study the money, but more should. Learn about the faces on a country’s currency and you learn a lot more about the people who put them there – their self-image, their ambitions.

Dining with a Difference: Raw Pheasant

NOTE TO THE READER: This isn’t so much a review as it is a food essay on a weird food experience.

In Taiwan

I know something that not a lot of people know. It only takes a taxi, two buses, a subway, two planes, a ferry and a short motorcycle ride to get to paradise. And if you ever wondered if there are jet skis in paradise, the answer is: yes.