Jeju Morning: Volcano Crater and a Country Stroll
TweetRarely do I rise before 10 a.m. But the guidebook said Jeju’s ‘Ilchulbong’–a volcanic crater on the East Coast in a town called Seongsan–was the first place on the island to spot the “orange fires...
View ArticleSunrise to Japan and Other Thoughts
TweetSunrise, Ulleungdo.It’s 10:30 pm on a Tuesday night in Korea and I’m typing presentation slides on how to write an essay about scenes from Baraka for the uni students in tomorrow evening’s...
View ArticleGood morning Viet Nam
TweetJust a quick thought on this hot evening in Viet Nam while the whole country is celebrating their National Independence day from France, we just returned from the Central Highlands where it was...
View ArticleSunrise over the Canyon
TweetBegrudgingly for the past eighteen months I had been waking at the crack of dawn to teach adults English in South Korea. Now, waking from the hangover of Vegas I finally had a reason to rise. We...
View ArticleSpin Kicks, Spirituality, and a Sunrise: Templestay at Golgusa Temple
Spin Kicks, Spirituality, and a Sunrise: Templestay at Golgusa Temple TweetIt's never a bad idea to start out a new year with a few extra good karma points... you never know when you'll need them....
View ArticleGreat Sunrise Ruined
Tweet I am a nice guy through and through. I love talking to people and especially other photographers but once in a while something or someone will rub me the wrong way and it just makes my blood...
View Article15 Best Sunrise and Sunset Photography Locations in Korea
15 Best Sunrise and Sunset Photography Locations in Korea Tweet“Everything starts with a sunrise, and it’s what we do before it sets that matters.”With the year coming to an end, we’ve put together...
View ArticleThe First Sunrise of 2016
TweetYangyang, Gangwon-do, South Korea — Every sunrise is a miracle. I was glad that God woke me up that morning and felt so blessed to see the first sunrise of the year. Somehow, it reminded me that...
View ArticleThe Miracle Morning at the Jindo Sea Parting Festival
The Miracle Morning at the Jindo Sea Parting Festiva TweetLate last Friday night a mish-mashed group of new and old friends and I boarded a tour bus and took the red-eye nearly 6 hours South of Seoul...
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