Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Survey on traveling

 I really love travelling and reading books on travel. And I like guided trip because of its reasonable benefits. I conducted this survey to find out where people want to go and to know opinions on guided traveling. Ten respondents answered to the survey. First, they were asked which they preferred, traveling abroad or domestic trip. 9 out of 10 participants said that they preferred traveling abroad to domestic one. Next, about guided trip, the responses were roughly divided between like and dislike. 30% of the participants answered they liked guided trip. As to the reason they preferred guided travel, two said that they could sightsee lots of famous spots at a time and one answered tourists could avoid problems which might happen in foreign countries such as language, safety, sudden changes of travel schedule. 5 respondents said they didn’t like guided travel and especially 2 out of 5 those respondents said that they hated guided travel. The only reason was that they wanted to plan their own itineraries. The rest two respondents said they didn’t care whether it was guided trip or not. Last, the most popular place they wanted to visit was Europe. Turkey, Africa and Jeolla Province was the next places.

Respondents’ preference for traveling abroad may result from Korea’s geographic location and government’s strict restriction on going abroad till the early 1980s. Korea is a far-east isolated peninsula country. It relatively takes long time for Koreans to go abroad comparing with Westerners’ trip to other countries. And people rarely got permissions to go abroad from authorities unless they have specific purposes. Since the strict regulations were eased, the number of people traveling abroad has been explosively increasing The above-mentioned travel restrictions might have influenced respondents’ preference for guided trip which enables tourists to tour many places within a short period. Next, the result that participants wanted their own itineraries suggests that they want travels which fit their interests. It also implies that the respondents aren’t afraid of communication problems while travelling because all are English teachers.

Monday, April 25, 2011

Some Impressive scenes on UN Memorial Cemetery

< Wall of Remembrance >
The round pond symbolizes the Universe where the sky and the Wall together .
The helmet in the pond signifies war while the lotus flower on the opposite side of the pond signifies sublimation from war to peace. On the black stones of the Wall all the names of the fallen, 40,896 (including the missing ones) from 17 countries in all, are engraved in alphabetical order by country and individual name. The brave soldiers interred at the UNMCK are marked with ◇ at the end of each name.

                                                 Messages engraved on the wall is so touching!
 < What a sincere, cute volunteer he is,  Mr.Choi! >
He speaks English very well, and  I found my duty after retirement.
I will do volunteer guiding at famous spots in Busan.

Sunday, April 24, 2011

UN Memorial Cemetery


I've been UN Memorial Cemetery several times when I was an primary school student.
Maybe a school field trip!
What leaves in my mind is a wide, wide range of grass and a beautiful garden.
Thanks to TTP, I had a time to look back my old days.

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

My favorite restaurants

There are lots of Vietnam restaurants, Indian restaurants in Busan nowadays.
But I really recommend you these two places-Saigong and Ganga.
I guarantee your satisfaction!!!



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How to make Dotorikmuk, acorn jelly!

I learned the recipe of dotorimuk from my mother-in-law.
Dotorimuk is delicious as well as good for health.
Why don't you try it? It's very easy.




<Ingredients>
A cup of acorn powder
Five cups of water
2/3 spoon of salt
½ spoon of vegetable oil




                         Mix acorn powder and water. Beat them well.



Put 2/3 spoon of salt and mix well.



Heat to a medium boil.
Stir to one direction till it turns brown and becomes thick.
Dont stop stirring.



When bubbles begin to burst, close the lid and heat to 
a low boil for about 5 minutes.
Pour ½ spoon of vegetable oil and mix well.



Drop a spoon of Dotorimuk into cold water.
If it doesnt get loose, it is ready.



If it drops slowly in a big lump, it is ready.



Pour Dotorimuk into bowls and cool down.

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

What beautiful ladies!



Last summer, my family went to Zeung-do in Shinan-gun, Jeollanam-do.
Zeung-do is a very small island with lots of salt farms.
Who do you think is the most beautiful lady?
Yes, you got the answer!
It's Anabell....  ^▽^

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

What a surprise!

I did it!
It is a somewhat excited and awful task. Anyway I have my own blog.
What always makes me excited and thrilled is planning trips abroad.
I hope anyone who has same interest to give much information and I'll try, too!!!