My World Café – insights & experiences from my travels, café visits and daily life.
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The location is only a three-minute walk from Gangneung Station! The space is spanking clean and quiet. It also conveys some things Westerners are not used to, like sleeping on a floor mattress (it works!) and the shower is without a separate stall, right between the toilet and sink (it's real water coming out and… Continue reading A word for my airbnb, Hanok Version Photo Gallery and Cafe
I discovered it by chance in a small side street. The ambiance, the variety, the top of the line coffee machine and the personal care for their customers! I stayed and I stayed. The owner lit up a coal brick in this strange stove - the white funnel contains coffee beans…..and then there is a… Continue reading Gangneung Coffee Gongbang – one of my five most favourite Cafés ever
The Jumunjin Fish Market surpassed my wildest expectations: The countless stalls of small family vendors, offering anything and everything around fish - see for yourself: Lanterns attract fishEvery bowl gets fresh seawaterPoor guy has to carry his own price tagHorror fishKeeping vendors warm at +1 CelsiusWhere all the seawater comes from Most of the fish… Continue reading Impressions from spectacular Jumunjin Fish Market
Today in Jungjumin: Jumunjin Korea's largest fishing port on the eat coast The barista at Bada Coffee patiently utilized her translation app on my behalf. And when I had my second latte, she came to my table and this was on her smartphone’s screen: To round things off, at Bada Coffee I had a great… Continue reading Caring people turn the world – especially Koreans
On the KTX bullet train from Seoul to Gangneung a young dad asked me if I would change seats so he could sitbeside his little son. That triggered a great conversation and I ended up watching the semi final of his other eight year old son at the Olympic ice arena. That son and the… Continue reading Some good things only happen randomly
Dropped by Halte Café 5:45 am this Sunday hoping for a cure to my jet lag. Closed. Surprise! Tried again 8:55 am. Still closed. Just when I left the lights went on. What an elegant interior! Jet lag is so bearable! The owner gave me a recommendation for his mom's restaurant. I later had delicious… Continue reading Halte Café in Gangneung
Finally I have arrived in “my” Korea! The middle seat was free and I had a cool conversation with a young engineer that sat in the aisle seat. The flight attendants only got him his meal with a two hour delay - and it still wasn’t the one he had requested. His insight was: No… Continue reading Arrived in Korea – Yeah!
Not just big birds…..these creatures must feel really lonely…or did they just find a way to advance to the top of the food chain? The proud First Officer on this A350-900 is a lady: YVR Art Walk: The diversity, elegance and lasting impression of the art exhibits at YVR are amazing. Make your stopover meaningful… Continue reading The not so obvious yet striking observations at the Vancouver Airport (YVR)
Thanks for joining me! Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. — Izaak Walton
My World Café - insights & experiences from my travels, café visits and daily life. 