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Comment on On the road – Seoul, Busan, Geojedo, Gohyeon and Tongyeong. And a mountain of crab. by INFO

INFO — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 17:08:44 +0000

The bus from Gohyeon to Busan takes 50 mins. It goes along the new bridge, which was opened in December 2010.

Buses from Seoul to Gohyeon run every half hour / hour, up until midnight, and then start again at about 4-5 in the morning.

If coming to Geoje from seoul, don’t go via Busan, it adds extra hours to the journey and it’s more expensive.

You can make the trip from Seoul to Geoje in under 4 hours by bus, (from Nambu Bus terminal) and that includes the roadside stoppage the bus always makes.

Comment on On the road – Seoul, Busan, Geojedo, Gohyeon and Tongyeong. And a mountain of crab. by Weekly Snapshots | 10.07.11 « Hermit Hideaways | Korean Photography

Fri, 07 Oct 2011 07:44:00 +0000

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Comment on Eating octopus muchim in Gwangju by Jared

Jared — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:33:45 +0000

Hi Aleksi,

I agree, which is why I wasn’t actually able to put the poor creature in my mouth. The contrasts in individual values when it comes to food in Korea is interesting, and something I would have needed better Korean language ability to understand. But Korea is a country that’s gone through very rapid growth, and has an unusual mix of rich, middle class and poor. Western society (and it’s take on animal rights) got to where it was through a reasonably lengthy period of slow cultural change. Not so for the more newly developed nations. That’s my (probably wrong) take, anyway. The way in which criticism is taken in a confucian society doesn’t help much either. Some change is slow.

Comment on Eating octopus muchim in Gwangju by marlene

marlene — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:03:58 +0000

no it is not good to eat it alive.

Comment on Eating octopus muchim in Gwangju by Aleksi from Helsinki

Aleksi from Helsinki — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:34:34 +0000

I cannot be bothered to watch the videos, but people who put animals thru needless suffering disgust me.

Comment on Eating octopus muchim in Gwangju by Jared

Jared — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:29:34 +0000

Yeah, Korean food is nothing if not varied. The discussion afterward around exactly what’s going through a Korean’s head when they eat it was interesting.

But you’re right, what would make someone think to do that in the first place is a bit beyond me. Extreme starvation, drunken dares after a heavy night on the soju. None of those really explain how it became a regular part of some people’s diet

Comment on Eating octopus muchim in Gwangju by Sam Walker

Sam Walker — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:37:44 +0000

it looks horrible, how a somebody eat it, at least i cannot…

Hats off to you man at least you tried it….haha

Comment on Eating octopus muchim in Gwangju by Naveen

Naveen — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:19:13 +0000

Well..thats some meal!!! haaahaa…. live octopus…hmm i dont think so..at least for the moment!

Comment on Eating octopus muchim in Gwangju by Jared

Jared — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 01:18:24 +0000

Yeah, when it came to eat it, I could only imagine what it would be like for the octopus and couldn’t put it in my mouth.

Comment on Eating octopus muchim in Gwangju by mum

mum — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 04:06:04 +0000

yuk! yuk! yuk!
glad I didn’t come