My 2 week trip to Honduras was very fun, exciting, and relaxing. I stayed mostly in the island of Roatan which is off the coast to the north, in the Caribbean.
Hi everybody! Today I have a short and simple – but fun – video recipe for doenjangbanga. When I was in the island of Roatan in Honduras, I chartered a boat and a few men for snorkeling and fishing. We started at about 11:00 am and came back about 4:00 pm. It was an awesome experience […]
This chicken and chicken soup called Yeonggye-baeksuk in Korean (영계백숙) is a simple, communal dish that’s delicious, filling, and easy to share with many people. It uses a young chicken between 3 and 4 pounds which is boiled and then served with a rice porridge made from the broth. I remember my grandmother on my […]
No wonder Costa Rica is known as “the most user-friendly country in South America.” Transportation is well connected everywhere. Restaurants and stores are on every corner, US dollars are taken in many places, and many people could speak English! The country is very easy to travel if you follow the directions of your travel book. […]
Some photos of good food that I had are blurry, so I can’t post them here, but these are I ate while I traveled in Costa Rica: Ice cream made with cactus flower. The beautiful purple color got my attention. I had this ice cream twice! Tamale wrapped in banana leaves casado: typical Costa Rican […]
My 10 days trip to Costa Rica was awesome! Whenever I travel to any place, I always think that I could live there forever. Costa Rica was not exceptional that way. People in Costa Rica are very genuine and friendly. Their food is good and most of all, so many people can speak English there. […]
Hi, everybody, My trip to Boston was very fun. I was happy and excited to have a part in a movie! It wasn’t difficult for me to act. It was thrilling to be surrounded by smart, passionate filmmakers. Even though it was cold, they worked so hard. The lighting person had to hold up the […]
If someone says he or she loves backpack traveling, they’re instantly a friend of mine. Then if they say they would rather stay in cheap hostels than luxury hotels, I know we already have a lot in common. Yes, I don’t want to be stuck in a luxurious hotel surrounded by rich tourists. I met […]
Guatemala doesn’t seem to have many Asian tourists yet, so I got a lot of attention wherever I went. When I walked around the streets, I found most people stopped to look at me! Especially when I was browsing the local market in Coban, I heard a Mayan lady, holding her little baby on her […]
Guatemala is known as a country of corn and their staple foods are corn, tomatoes, peppers, beans, tomatillos, sweet potato, and squash. You can hear the clapping sound of women making tortillas in every corner of town. They take some dough and rub it to make a ball between their palms and spread it by […]
Tikal My 2 week trip to Guatemala was done successfully. I could not check my email, Youtube, and my blog comments everyday. Maybe every other day when I found an internet café, I could only approve the comments, but no answer. Approving comments took about 1-2 hours. It was impossible to answer everybody’s questions. I […]
Hi, everybody, I’m packing my backpack to leave for my 2 week backpack travel to Guatemala tomorrow! Ooh whoo! : ) 2 weeks travel is not that long, but my heart is beating now because of too much excitement! I will try out authentic Guatemalan food as much as I can during my trip, and […]
Which to get? Both are best sellers and either one is a good choice if you want to learn Korean home cooking. Maangchi's Real Korean Cooking has all the recipes for all the essential Korean pastes and sauces, but my second book Maangchi's Big Book of Korean Cooking has more recipes, more photos, and more variety.
