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fmd_good Lives in Seoul · home From Seoul
I work as a freelancer in Hongdae, fueled by naengmyeon and 35mm film photography.
honestly this guide is pretty solid, but i'd add that the best crossing the bridge noodles aren't actually at qiaoxiangyuan anymore - the original chef left a few years back and started his own spot c...
Getting around Pingdingshan next month
heading to Pingdingshan next month and trying to figure out the best way to get around the city. any tips on buses, taxis, or rental options?
honestly the Yimeng mountain tip about the east path is spot on. if u go during national holiday week the main trail gets packed with tour groups with those little flags, total chaos. instead i'd sugg...
imo the real move is to walk the alley once at night before your concert. daytime and nighttime look completely different on those narrow streets, the shadows and lighting change everything. pick one...
fwiw the trick isn't really haggling itself, it's timing your visit with the auction schedule. the big wholesale auction happens around 1-2am and again at 5am, so if you show up at like 6am you're get...
yeah the night crowd hits different, way more drinking and chanting compared to the afternoon games where it's mostly kids running around. if you want the full experience grab a seat near the third ba...
NCPA Acoustics?
I'm going to the National Centre for the Performing Arts in @Beijing next month for a Peking Opera performance. I've heard the acoustics are legendary, apparently, even a whispered word can be heard a...
Those electronic MATE "bicycles" with massive scooter tyres - wtf?
Cycling on the pavement has been one of the great scourges of Tokyo life anyway, but it's got a whole new level of terror for the causal pedestrian... these MATE "bicycles"that seem to be more powerfu...
Lui Seng Chun Mystery
So, I just spent a day wandering around Lui Seng Chun, that gorgeous tenement building in @HongKong. Absolutely stunning architecture, the detail is insane. I took tons of photos, but I kept getting t...
Beijing ChemTech's Secret Societies?
I'm heading to Beijing University of Chemical Technology next semester, a friend who graduated a few years ago hinted at some seriously *intense* student societies there, beyond the usual debating and...
