My World Café – insights & experiences from my travels, café visits and daily life.
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Yet another cool experience I booked through airbnb. The lead performer was a Korean pianist who currently lives in Paris. An experimental video added to the experience. Well, this concert was too experimental for me. After all I’m a straight forward drummer 🙂 But it was interesting to visit an underground venue dedicated to all… Continue reading Discover live music in 100jazzclubs in Seoul’s Seongsu area – plus a whole district of shoemakers and exceptional cafés.
I had been surprised that around 5 pm the crowdedness of Seoul’s subways was bearable. I learned my lesson yesterday: On my way to a jazz concert yesterday - it was 7 pm - I hardly could get in and out of the train. For some standing room it’s just leaning on others for support… Continue reading What their long commutes say about Koreans
This morning I was looking for my first café in Suwon (a Seoul suburb of 1 million; our former exchange student lives here). Right beside my airbnb I found Mug Coffee & Bakery. The baker is also the owner. Her friendliness and smile are heart-warming! After two lattes and one Earl Grey I ventured out… Continue reading The People at MUG Coffee and Bakery
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OMG - snow in Busan - chaos on the streets. South Korea is a third the size as Germany, even more mountainous than my former home country, and yet home to 50 million. Apartment high rises are an absolute must. The humongous apartment cities were particularly impressive from the air on my flight from Busan… Continue reading The Other Busan
For me a café is to stop, take a step back - and yet take a step forward. It is amazing what ambiance café owners are creating. But even more important for me is that their soul is in it: If I become a regular customer, it's the familiarity, the conversations, the caring about each… Continue reading Coffee Fairy and Vroom Vroom Café in Busan
An evening of yummie food, good conversations and laughter. When leaving a Korean barbecue restaurant, you spray each other to get the smell out! That restaurant did brisk business and I was the only foreigner - good!
It's fun and interesting here with my friend Insu and his girlfriend and family. The giant apartment buildings are part of a small country that has lots of mountains and 50 million people.
This space is an amazing mix for working, networking, relaxing and….enjoying a good cup with an exquisite piece of pastry. I’t the largest café I’ve ever seen. What makes it so unique is that the owner bought an old factory from the Kiswire Corporation, and restored it into a kind of industrial museum. Not only… Continue reading Café TERAROSA – an old factory converted into Busan’s largest café
Today my friend Insu took me to Sun Young’s Essay 68 - 68 means just the right temperature in Celsius. I was introduced to a feast around coffee. Apart from a delicious latte, I learned how she selects the green beans and her roasting process. Sun Young also demonstrated how to brew coffee with a… Continue reading Café Essay 68 in Busan – enjoy Sun Young’s hospitality and coffee she roasts herself!
My World Café - insights & experiences from my travels, café visits and daily life. 