LostSeouls:Diary  

'Ello.

My name is James and I made this site during the three year period I spent working in Korea. Three. Flipping. Years. I can still hardly believe it was so long.

Over that period I spent 90% of my time in Seoul, going around the markets, shops, soju tents, tea shops, chicken hofs, BBQ restaurants, tourist traps and Buddhist temples (same same) and enjoying the occasional drinking binge. I can say with all honesty that I frigging loved it.

Every now and then I visited other parts of Korea- Pusan, Changwon, Gagneung, Jeju-do- heck I even went to China, Japan and King (Hong) Kong. So, if travelling around is what you're into then fill your boots.

There's no biting political commentary here, it is not a particularly fair and balanced view of living in Korea, and if you were hoping for one of those blogs where people talk about how cute their cat is then you've come to the wrong place.

However if you want to see someone get so drunk they literally wet themselves (or drink their own vomit, it's your choice), read about whether the Korean police mascot has a girlfriend (he does and she's pretty fine), or let's face it just waste time at work- then please, pick a month.

Web lostseouls.com

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Since moving to Shanghai in 2006,I have kept a new blog called I Spy Shanghai.

Other Blogs

My mate Duncan's round the world trip Also featuring guest rants by an angry irishman.

Owen in New Zealand A mate of mine who, having grown tired of the old Zealand, sold up and moved to the new one.

Around The World On 80 Quid Helen travelled around the world then landed back in somewhere called "London".

Flying Waygooks One to watch- fresh for the 06- y'hear?.

Rory's What Not To Do In Australia, after leaving Korea, Rory is trying to integrate back into normal society. Well, Australia anyway.

Wyatt an American who understands Korean- but will he understand his new Korean wife?

My good buddy Rachel Lynn's site cute kids, boundless enthusiasm and more photos than me. YES!

Oregon farm boy turned Juicy Girl expert American Mark

Shawn's blog. Tragically Shawn is no longer with us, his memoirs of living in Korea are still a great way to see what living there is like though.
Shawn also wrote a book-

Chase me ladies, I'm in the cavalry British humour. [not based in Korea]

Proper blog celebrity Jason Mulgrew (Adult content warning- he swears more than Rory)

General Korea sites

The Yangpa- it's Korean for Onion...

A fine site for Koreans who want to study in Canada

Random good stuff

[i.e. Where I namecheck all my mates' sites.]

Fat Custard
It's amazing how much good stuff there is on the Internet, and not all of it is porn. Download the magazine you find here and you'll LOL or I'll give you your money back.
ProperTop
Quality Northern (English) Internet humour 'webzine'.
Citizen Erased
Great alternative music site with a busy message board
Beer In The Evening
Pubs, pubs, pubs, england's greatest asset catologued and reviewed.
Richard Massey
One of my best friends went missing from New York City, Christmas 2003. I miss you mate.