My World Café – insights & experiences from my travels, café visits and daily life.
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We left at 7:30 to catch a whole brilliant March 3. On the drive to Atlin we hit minus 27 degrees. Arriving at our cabin, I hoped my Skidoo would start….it took 184 pulls - a record. Of those, Scott did 100 pulls. Days are getting longer now here at latitude 60, longer than in… Continue reading A Snowmobiling Adventure like no other
I am grateful that my wife Judith supported me travelling to Korea by myself. I found so many things that will be interesting for her when we go back to Korea the next time, together. So here I’m back to minus 27 degrees in Whitehorse, with 25cm of new snow. It fell apart! 29 years… Continue reading The Story of a Quilt
There are so many personal links between Canada and Korea. Many Koreans have relatives in Canada, and Canada is high on their list of travel destinations. Northern Lights and scenery are major attractions. Conversely, many Canadians taught English in Korea, have hosted Korean students or have Korean-Canadian friends. The Korean Café-Scape is amazing - the… Continue reading Comparing Korean and Canadian Lifestyles
I have complained with many Koreans about how they do the dishes: Under running water, applying soap generously and individually, rinsing each item. My way uses less water and soap, and is a lot faster. Here it is in five easy steps (the little figurine is for dish washing and was a present from a… Continue reading Korean dish washing – I don’t think so!
Despite minus 15 degrees, the sun was so warm we could sit on the porch on February 16. Absolute silence when opening the window. Dry air with endless visibility. At night, only the light from the moon and stars. I tested how thick the ice on Atlin Lake is: More than 20cm - good for… Continue reading My Canadian weekend
Eunjae kindly took me the right bus - nonstop in 45 minutes from Suwon to Incheon Airport. Air Canada had already notified me of a three hour delay. I went to an Air Canada agent and told her my connection to Whitehorse in Vancouver was jeopardized. Within 15 minutes she re-booked me on Korean Airlines.… Continue reading Back home to Canadian reality
My World Café - insights & experiences from my travels, café visits and daily life. 