Taiwan is a fantastic country. The people are nice, they speak a good amount of English, the strip clubs are out of this world, the food is delicious and the weather in winter is lovely. Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE Korea, but once I am done in Korea and travel a good bit, I could see me living/working in Taiwan…raining terror on little Taiwanese children.
Motorbikes/scooters/mopeds…whatever
Whatever you want to call them….they are EVERYWHERE! I haven’t been to any SE Asia countries, so I am sure it isn’t as crazy as Vietnam or anything, but there are a shit ton compared to Korea. 
Taiwan is definitely a motorbike country. They have special street markers for only the motorbikes because there are so many. Just like in Korea, the traffic laws are suggestions and not really “laws”.
Taiwan vs Korea ESL
I love scooters, so this is a definite positive for living in Taiwan. You get to pick (I guess you HAVE to) your own apartment because the schools do not provide you with one, but you Read the rest of this entry »
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So…I went to Taiwan for 10 days during my Winter break. This is just one experience from my visit….I will post another entry about more of my Taiwanese experience (I really will because I have already written it in a notebook!!).
Monkey freakin’ Mountain!
While I was in Taiwan, a few people told me about some MUST do things while traveling in Taiwan. One of those “must do” activities was to visit Taroko Gorge, but I wasn’t able to make it because of time constraint and there isn’t much else to do around that area.
Another must do activity was visiting/hiking Monkey Mountain in Kaohsiung. Kaohsiung is the second largest city in Taiwan. To get to monkey mountian, you can ask Read the rest of this entry »
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Okay…I don’t actually update regularly….but, I do have a lot of cool shit I have been doing! Here is one thing you MUST do if you are in Korea. Dr. Fish!!!
Eat up Little Guys
What is Dr. Fish?? Dr. Fish is an area in a coffee shop in Korea where they have tanks in the floor so you can stick your feet in them. You pay 2,000 won ($1.85 USD) on top of a coffee drink of your choice.
After you pay your money for “Dr. Fish” (which you don’t really have to because no one comes and checks your ticket…especially if you are a foreigner!) you rinse your little toesies off, roll up your pant legs and find a spot to sit. That’s it!!! Put your feet in the water and do what you do! Maybe it is giggle, scream, tense up, relax or whatever it is you do.
So, for me….I thought it was a little weird for the first minute, but then it was quite relaxing. There is no longer a Dr. Fish in Changwon, but I plan on going every time I am in Busan.
Below is a little video with pictures…still haven’t gotten the sound right yet. My apologies.
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Okay, so anyone who knows me somewhat knows I enjoy just about any kind of food. I will absolutely try ANY kind of food at least once, and probably two or three times just to make sure I don’t like it. I am like Andrew Zimmernbut not a big fat douchebag, at least I am not as fat as him.
One reason I love Korea so much is because I enjoy ALL the food. I have yet to find something I didn’t truly enjoy (other than the onion juice) but that is a drink, not food…and I still drink it because it is healthy for you and my co worker gives it to me for free.
This meal of eel had a good story before it, but it is too long and I don’t feel like typing that much or wasting too much of anyone’s time. To sum it up: I traveled to Ulsan, went hiking with a friend, got lost, enjoyed the dark countryside of Korea, then made it back to town for something to eat. We passed the shop with an aquarium of eels swimming around. My friend said she had not tried eel, I said I am game for anything, so we stopped in. We ordered some eel, beer and soju.
The eel came out still moving….I have had the octopus still moving, so I wasn’t startled. It was Korean BBQ (sam gyeop sal) style and the lady through the eel on. It smelled pretty rank…and didn’t taste much better. This was the first meal in Korea I didn’t enjoy. Don’t get me wrong, I ate until I was full, but I will not order that again. I will try again if someone else orders it, but I am not going to pay for it. The eel still had all the insides still in it, so I am guessing that’s why it smelled so awful.
The meat was tender and juicy. Some pieces were better than others, but overall I didn’t enjoy it. Here is a short video of the preparation and what not of the meal. Enjoy and sorry about the sound, I am still messing around with trying to make movies.
Tags: ESL South Korea, Korea traditional food, south korea food, ulsan south korea
Drinking is just the Korean lifestyle here and a noreabang (kareoke room) is a great way to live it up. Just posting the video…no real post. Mike, I hope you enjoy it….since you wanted a video of it.