Author Archives: Richard

Hi y’all. I hope you had a happy holiday season. Myung and I didn’t celebrate Christmas, as it’s not a big deal here in Korea. We did, however, get out of town again. This time, we went to Taiwan from … Continue reading →

Wow! That sign makes it seem like Trabzon is a must-see destination, like Dollywood. Well, Trabzon is a destination, but almost only because it’s in Turkey, where I hadn’t been since 1974. So, it’s worth it for that reason. When I’m … Continue reading →

From Mestia, we went to Batumi. Batumi is on the Black Sea coast. It’s Georgia’s main port and, for sure, it’s like port cities everywhere, with many trucks, containers, and other loading and hauling facilities in that part of town. … Continue reading →

They say the Caucasus Mountains is the Switzerland of Eastern Europe. I’ve also heard “poor man’s Switzerland”.  Switzerland about 200 years ago, I think. The town of Mestia is in the Svaneti region of northern Georgia. The 80,000 Svan people … Continue reading →

Well, I wrote that I’d blog again in Batumi, but we aren’t doing much today, so I’ll do one on Kutaisi and around there. Kutaisi has a long history, and I invite you to go to Wikipedia for all that. … Continue reading →

Hi y’all. I’m writing this the day after publishing that last post. We’re kind of taking a day off today, so it’s a good time to catch up to the present. We’re in Mestia, and will go on to Batumi … Continue reading →

I am curious to know if anyone will read my blog. Myung and I don’t travel much these days, so I don’t blog. But… We’ve gone to Georgia, the country. This is Richard’s Travel Blog, and we are definitely traveling. So, … Continue reading →

It’s been a quiet week here in Lake Wobegon. I keep thinking I’ll write more often from now on but, really, there’s not much going on. I could probably just copy and paste my March entry. Myung and I just … Continue reading →

  Well, mostly cherry blossoms. Spring has really sprung around here. It’s lovely. I’ve seen cherry blossoms, but I’ve never lived in a place where they are prevalent, and I could see them everywhere.  Gyeongju has thousands of these blooming … Continue reading →

Woo hoo! Finally, after months of effort and a few thousand dollars, I got a call today from the Korean Consulate in San Francisco. They gave me a Korean marriage migrant visa. I’m in! I left Korea for Oakland on … Continue reading →