Author Archives: Richard

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 →

First of all, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to everybody. I’ve been in many countries over the Christmas season, and never have I seen Christmas ignored like I have this year in Gyeongju. It really feels weird. I mean, … Continue reading →

Omygod! I was going to come back to this post after looking for more leaves, and never did it. It’s Christmas Eve and I started a new post when I finally noticed. Well, the leaves are long gone, as we … Continue reading →

For more on Gyeongju from when we lived near here in Yangsan in 2008, go to: https://rschuckman.com/?m=200807, or click July 2008 on the list of dates on the right, or type “Gyeongju” in the search box Chusoek (CHO-sawk) is Korea’s … Continue reading →

We’re finally in an apartment in Gyeongju. Myung has done everything, from finding the place to buying what was not already here, to setting up the utilities, to getting another phone. In short, she’s done it all. I’m pretty helpless … Continue reading →

Who’d a thunk it would be so hard? Back in early June, I booked us a ticket on Turkish Airlines. That trip was supposed to be quick (by Ecuador to Korea standards). About 4 days later, Turkish Air ceased operations. … Continue reading →