Picture tour: BEST of Japan

A picture is worth a thousand words they say... I don't think any picture could do Japan justice, it's just such an amazingly beautiful place! I'll give it a go though - here follows our best snaps from our 2 week trip to Japan. Enjoy! _______Tokyo_______                   …

Only in Japan!

Let’s start this with a few observations. Crocs is big in Japan, wouldn’t have thought… iPhone is everything. Everywhere you go, it is spotlessly clean. Rolling up your pants, exposing your ankles is the rage (dunno if this is just a summer thing - we were there in the sweltering heat of August). Many girls …

Afrikaans Words We Love to Use

We sometimes find ourselves in a conversation with our English friends (we're Afrikaans South Africans) and many times we have to explain the usage of some local words like "lekker", "ja-nee" or "braai". For those not in the know, South Africa has 11 official languages, of which Afrikaans is one of them. Here's a fun …

30 Days of Korean School Lunches

Friends and family often ask what we eat at school, so I decided on a little project. I took daily pictures of my lunch, and I did that for a month... Remember: in the old days, rice was the main meal of the day, and today it still is - it's eaten with 98% of …

Life in Korea #2 (Jan-May 2015)

We've been out and about, just doing whatever around here in SoKo. Life's good, no complaints on this side! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQZp2sTK4wk

Korean east coast road trip!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyQOeSZEdaI We had a short break, and decided to take the car for a road trip up the east coast of South Korea. We camped as we went, and what better way to immerse yourself in the area.         We firstly visited Cheongsong and our old Korean friends there, where we taught our first two …