The Nomaddicts

Hopping over to 4,000 Islands in Laos

TheNomaddicts — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 23:58:33 +0000

The last leg of my Laos journey took me and my travel buddy Ben to 4,000 islands and Don Det. Following the wild and crazy partying that goes along with a trip to Vang Vieng, Don Det provided a chill and relaxing atmosphere on the banks of the Mekong River. It’s odd that so few travelers have heard of Laos’ 4,000 islands, and I expect the reason is that it is so far removed from the typical path through the [...]

Dalk Galbi in Chuncheon

TheNomaddicts — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 05:25:04 +0000

I tutor a very important person. He is the CEO of a new tech company that is a joint venture of two giants. If the Korean Google and Verizon had a love child, it would be his company. He is the one percent. And for the sake of not naming names we will just call him H. Once or twice a week H and I meet in his office for an hour and talk so he can practice his English. [...]

Biking the Balkans

TheNomaddicts — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 02:59:51 +0000

Ever since starting up The Nomaddicts, we have been having the time of our lives making videos and writing blogs about our various adventures around the world. For us though, it’s time to move on to the next big thing… cue “Biking the Balkans.” Our love of cycling and travel have inspired us to use the coming summer of 2012 to organize a cycling trip for charity through Eastern Europe. By the time the plan was fully formed, we were looking [...]

Journey to Konglor Cave in Laos

TheNomaddicts — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 03:41:15 +0000

Ski ventures out of Vang Vieng, through Vientiane, and finally into the small village of Ba Na Hin in search of Konglor Cave. Secluded and difficult to reach in western Laos, the bus ride was a long a difficult one for the two, yet in the end they made it without too many bumps along the road. Follow them through the cities, villages, and the countryside as they finally arrive and visit the magnificent Konglor Cave. I realize that [...]

A Day at Hwaseong Fortress

TheNomaddicts — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:46:25 +0000

One brisk February afternoon, Ski and Suzie journey to Suwon to hike along the walls of the Hwaseong Fortress. Built during the Joseon Dynasty, the 5.7 kilometer wall surrounds a large portion of the city center as it climbs up Mt. Paldalsan and descends back down to street level. Besides taking some time to hike around the wall, archery is open to the public giving people a chance to tune their medieval marksmanship is they desire. The trek along the wall [...]

Vang Vieng: Party in the Jungle

TheNomaddicts — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:39:23 +0000

Ski rides north out of Bangkok on the night train towards the Laos border. After a bumpy 6 hour journey, he reaches Vang Vieng where he spends a week tubing, caving, and eating some delicious Western foods while watching the 90′s Sitcom “Friends.” Check him out as he explores a city surrounded by mountains and jungles that has been taken over by tourists deep inside the borders of Laos. A trip to Vang Vieng, Laos will no doubt feel more [...]

Lunar New Years at Yongpyong

TheNomaddicts — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:06:58 +0000

Korea celebrates Chinese Lunar New Years and therefore, The Nomaddicts were given a long 4-day weekend to do some snowboarding. They traveled to the ski resort Yongpyong in Pyeongchang, Korea with the group “When In Korea” to see what the mountains there were made of. Pyeongchang will host the 2018 Winter Olympic Games so it gave them a chance to explore the site of the games and ski some runs before the worlds best athletes get a chance to. We visited Pyeongchang [...]

A Nomaddicts Guide: How to be a Korean Baseball Fan

TheNomaddicts — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 23:38:27 +0000

Think you’ve been to a baseball game before? Yeah, sure maybe in Ah-Mer-I-Ca but here in Kor-E-Ah they do things a little differently. Baseball may be America’s past time but it is Korea’s summer fun. I love sports and even more I love going to live games. Nothing beats an afternoon in Seoul under the summer sun being rowdy with your friends, cheering, singing, and dancing. While American fans may be as spirited as Korean fans, the latter are led [...]

A Very Nomaddicts Chuseok

TheNomaddicts — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:41:37 +0000

While most people spend Chuseok, Korea’s Thanksgiving, lounging around eating piles of delicious Korean foods, the Nomaddicts were industrious with their four day weekend and chose to use the time off exploring Northern South Korea via bikes. We left our home in Bundang at around 7 am on the first day. It’s good to leave early to beat the traffic. We started our journey on our normal route, which led us over Namhanseonsan, a small mountain–well, its less than 400 [...]

Working at a Hagwan

TheNomaddicts — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:13:58 +0000

A huge debate new English teachers have in coming to Korea, or any other country for that matter, is whether to work for a public school or a private school (hagwan). I have lived in Korea for over a year and have literally had 10 jobs at different hagwans and at various tutoring gigs. If anyone knows anything about the variance of private schools, it’s me. But for the sake of organization, I’ll let you in on a normal hagwan [...]