Phonetics for Dipshits
Phonetics is the most literal thing in all of linguistics. It has no abstraction, no flowery language, no masturbating violin. It’s theoretically simple enough for even the layest of laymen, and yet...
View ArticleYakusugi – Japan’s 7200 Year-Old Tree
Yakushima is popularly known for being the inspiration for the setting in the Japanese movie Mononoke Hime. It is home to some of the oldest living trees in the world, the oldest of these being the...
View Article2 Minutes of Osh [Video]
Have you ever gone to a supermarket just to smell the coffee aisle? No? Okay, maybe I’m a freak. I didn’t buy much at the bazaar, but I loved the smells from the food and spice stalls. The smell of the...
View Article2 Minutes of Istaravshan [Video]
Our trip to Central Asia this summer was pretty chaotic. Oh, don’t worry, the place is completely safe, we just tried to pack too much in to a month in countries that don’t have the best of roads....
View ArticleSeoulite: Harbin Restaurant – Daerim Station (Lines 2, 7)
After 12 bottles of Tsingdao… The Harbin Restaurant is lovely. When I want salt and grease, this is where I go. I know that sounds disgusting, but don’t judge me, it’s the North American in me. More...
View ArticleBoseong, South Korea – Green Tea Everything
Green Tea is not just for… erm… tea… anymore? Last summer, I spent a weekend in Boseong, a place known for green tea fields. It was a short trip, but I think I got my year-long nutritional quota for...
View ArticleSeoul Shopped Scenes and also other Alliterative Aspects
I lied. That was the only alliteration. I feel so updirty…. If you have visited this site before, then you probably know that I am not one for words, or photos, or video, and the fact that you are...
View ArticleHangeul Lantern Party – Seoul Shopped Scenes
Tripitaka Koreana Roughly Sorted by Colour What can you do with terrible photos from Seoul’s 2013 Lotus Lantern Parade? Ooh, oh oh, I know I know! As gimmicky as this last month has been, I have to...
View ArticleI Dislike Capsule Hotels
I’ve gone so hipster, that I don’t even need sound anymore. That’s right. Silent review. Take that Charlie Chaplin. The post I Dislike Capsule Hotels appeared first on Douglas Vautour.
View ArticleChips of the World: Laos (But Really Thailand)
It’s really hot and humid. Like, reeeaaaallly I have returned young ones, from rough and tumble Laos, to bring you the finest chips money could buy. Of course, you know this to mean that I stayed in...
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