Top 10 Ways to Have Fun in Taebaek, South Korea

1. Poke giant spiders with a stick or in the spring catch cool lizards.

2. Sit in the plastic patio chairs in front of the Family Mart convenience store and drink beer (from which you purchased from said convenience store for $3.20 a litre or $5.30 for 2L).

3. Take pictures of funny Engrish on signs and t-shirts.

4. Laugh at the parking/driving chaos and then try to cross the street.

5. Go for a hike, wander aimlessly in the paths in the mountains and find strange shrines and graves.

6. Drink Makali and eat Chan Dubu Kimchi.... mmmm mashida!
(Makali is a fermented rice drink. A milky white substance with a bit o grit at the bottom. Chan Dubu Kimchi is boiled tofu on fried spicy fermented cabbage. It sounds terrible but it is truly delicious!)

7. Sing your heart out at a Noe Rae Bang or on the Noe Rae Bus! (Noe Rae Bong means singing room. Basically you get a private little room that you can do Karaokee in. AAAAnnd, you get tamborines! I personally enjoy doing "Know Your Enemy by RATM or BYOB by System of a Down. Good times, good times. Soon to be posted on You Tube is Rob and Kristen doing an inspiring rendition of "Billy Jean" by Michael Jackson. )

8. Climb Taebaeksan in misty rain, be in awe of the ancient beauty.

9. Adopt some kittens, give them korean names.

10. Try to order food using your really bad korean, then after butchering the language just point and say "egot"(this).

Rob wanted me to add, "eating live animals", but he's a korean psycho. Also, I almost added "take a ride in a speeding taxi." but that's more terrifying than fun.

haha one more thing... help a random one armed Ajuma(married woman) put on her sleeve cover. I know... strangee!

So, when are you coming to visit?