Steamed Cuteness

Too cute to eat, these little fellows were hiding in the basement food court of the largest department store in the world.

Straw Lips

I spotted this beautiful sculpture at a small exhibition in the largest department store in the world.



Made entirely out of drinking straws.

I See The Sea

My first view of the ocean this year... it's always good to see the sea. Taken at Gwangalli beach in Busan.

Sex and Shim Hyung-rae Insults

It's good to see that the standard of English language graffiti is still high in Busan...



Though someone seems to be a harsh critic of Shim Hyung-rae's The Last Godfather (영구 매롱 - Blowing a raspberry at Young-gu, the main character).

Hotel Balcony

For the past week I've been staying at the Arpina Youth Hostel in Busan (Less hostelly and more hotelly than you might think). This was my view from my balcony, a flawed effort using Panoramatic on my iPhone... More posts on Busan to come...

Throne Away

In Itaewon, people leave the classiest furniture on the street...

Radio Ajosshi

If all goes to plan then even though I'm presently in Busan filming a dvd of our show Five Fools, then this afternoon you should be able to hear me on The Steve Hatherly Show on TBS eFM. I was in the studio last week and recorded an interview with the man himself. So, this afternoon you can hear me witter on about projects past, present and future, including an exciting new show opening next month which I'm presently translating and creating English surtitles for (more details to come on this blog).

Tune in at 2.00 pm for Steve's show and as far as I know my interview will be in the second hour...

Black Bean Waterfall

There is something so satisfying about digging my chopsticks into a bowl of 짜장면 (Black Bean Noodles). Fortunately the Chinese restaurant next to our theatre in Dogok-dong makes its own noodles fresh every day and serve quite possibly one of the finest bowls of black bean goodness south of the Han River.

The Most Expensive Burger In Itaewon?

Isabelle's Porterhouse is offering a new lunch set menu with a dry aged burger, soup/salad and fries for the rather hefty sum of 27,900 won.

After my last experience there, I don't think I'll be risking my hard earned won on what may well be the most expensive burger in Itaewon. Though if someone wants to buy this for me, I'd be very grateful...

Suitcase Stack

One of the pleasures of living in Itaewon is seeing how the antique shop owners try to outdo each other with their storefront displays.