Escape from Seoul In January, Seoul was hit by a cold wave and I desperately needed a break. Tokyo’s weather report recorded temperatures above 0 °C and that was good enough for me to accompany Basil on his business trip. The weather played spoilsport on the day of our departure and our flight was delayed by…
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“It is impossible to escape the impression that people commonly use false standards of measurement — that they seek power, success and wealth for themselves and admire them in others, and that they underestimate what is of true value in life.” ― Sigmund Freud I was raised (not born) in a city and until my twenties,…
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“As far as the laws of mathematics refer to reality, they are not certain; and as far as they are certain, they do not refer to reality.” ― Albert Einstein I’ve always found probability theory to be intriguing. It puts a new spin on understanding the world we live in. Nothing is absolute or can be…
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Last winter was cold and gloomy. In February, I desperately wanted to get away from Seoul for a day. Most of our friends were travelling to warmer climates. We didn’t have a choice and chose to visit a frozen waterfall. Getting There: We took the Gyeongchun Line to Gangchon Station. We found some signboards (outside…
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