Category Archives: Miscellaneous

Winter in Korea

Posted on January 25, 2013 by Jussi Kangasharju

See what I did there? I left the “South” out, for a very good reason, I might add. No, it’s not because commonly people only use Korea when referring to South Korea. It’s also not because I’m lumping the weathers … Continue reading →

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A Brighter World

Posted on January 18, 2013 by Jussi Kangasharju

First, apologies for the long quiet period. It was not a case of “start a blog, write enthusiastically for a while, then drop blog”, although that would not be unusual. No, it was a case of a nasty flu, which … Continue reading →

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Public Transport in Seoul

Posted on October 19, 2012 by Jussi Kangasharju

Seoul is one of the largest cities in the world, with a population of a bit over 10 million in the city proper. The whole metropolitan area has a population of well over 20 million, which is pretty impressive, considering … Continue reading →

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Internet and Geography

Posted on October 10, 2012 by Jussi Kangasharju

I’ve noticed an interesting, although not a new, thing about Internet here. Don’t get me wrong, it’s not about the speed which is more than adequate here, or at least if you know what you’re doing. This post will get … Continue reading →

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Tips for Tourists

Posted on October 6, 2012 by Jussi Kangasharju

So, you are coming to Korea as a tourist and want to avoid paying data roaming fees, since in this age of smartphones, a phone without a data connection is next to useless. Sure, it can make calls (roaming, thus … Continue reading →

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Mobile Phones in Korea

Posted on October 6, 2012 by Jussi Kangasharju

Addendum: The automatic recharging of prepaid mobile data that I mention below, didn’t quite work as expected. Just something you might want to know in case you go that route. Ok, I’ve alluded to this post many times already, so … Continue reading →

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Chuseok: Korean Traditional Holiday

Posted on October 1, 2012 by Jussi Kangasharju

This weekend has been Chuseok, the traditional Korean harvest festival, also sometimes known as Korean Thanksgiving (although I suspect the last one is more an attempt at explaining the cultural significance of the holiday to Americans, rather than any relationship … Continue reading →

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Third Typhoon

Posted on September 17, 2012 by Jussi Kangasharju

Yet another typhoon came our way. This time it was typhoon Sanba and it was the strongest of the three so far. Well, strongest in the sense that at one point it time it had been a Cateogry 5 typhoon, … Continue reading →

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Finland in Korea

Posted on September 14, 2012 by Jussi Kangasharju

Well, what do you know, I ran into something interesting today. After the conference and a dinner, I and a couple of others went for a drink near the conference venue. We went to Garosugil street, which is a popular … Continue reading →

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Conference Without Traveling

Posted on September 11, 2012 by Jussi Kangasharju

Today I’m attending the CFI conference here in Seoul. It’s very convenient to be able to attend a conference without traveling anywhere, well, commute via subway. On a normal year, I spend about 7 days worth of time on airplanes, … Continue reading →

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