I’ve been nurturing a new habit, nursing it, even closer to forcing it. I’ve spent too many weekends in cafes and movie houses and not enough time seeing the country. On this day, I took a half-hour subway ride to Gijang, a county just north of the better known Haeundae. I’d been here before, a…
Igidae, Busan
With the big C bearing down on us, I’m learning to reappreciate the outdoors, above all those patches with social distancing built in. Several days back, a friend invited me to hike Igidae, a coastal mountain trail running from Dongseangmal Observatory to Oryukdo, north to south. We flipped it, meeting in Kyungsung and bussing it…
The Oncheoncheon, Busan
Busan is a bustling port city where certain times and places remind you just how many bodies call it home. Word on the street though often remarks on a kind of looseness in the air. The ocean helps. Escapes like the Oncheoncheon too. Not quite from beginning to end, but as far as I could…
Busan
I’ve grown lazy in the heat. The photos show some of the city’s offerings but I’ve been sticking to my Dongnae district streets. The effect of familiarity maybe, not a lack of options. Busan’s self-governing rat race is more an amble. A major port city of three and a half million, she feels more a…
Da Nang
It seemed like a ghost town after the bustle of HCMC, stretches of pedestrianless streets (under a ferocious early-afternoon sun mind you) and significantly less traffic but the air was breathable again. This was the back half of my trip. I cabbed it to my guesthouse, a calm and clean family business a four-minute walk…
Ho Chi Minh City
It’s been on the vacation radar for a while, partly motivated by others’ travel photos. The emerald greens and grottos of Halong Bay in the north, the hydro economy of the Mekong Delta to the south. In fact, I wouldn’t make it to either but split my time between Da Nang (the site of the…
Chickenburger
One woman’s ordeal with the quick lunch. Written, produced and performed by Colin Moore. Sounds by iMovie: Heartbeat.mp3 Other sounds care of Freesound.org: soda machine by vacuumfan7072 Sipping Straw Variations by Fluffayfish Plastic Chips Wrapper by RuonVNiekerk Baby Crying Slowly PE144001 by gumballworld ice machine.wav by jimmyfisher FrontDoorClose02.wav by Otakua walk.wav by hitmount cash register.wav…
Caffeine Angel
Mama educates Angel on the world’s favorite stimulant. Written, produced and performed by Colin Moore. Music composed via Garage Band. Some sounds and music care of Freesound.org: Pitchedzloop.wav by patchen Weird04.wav by LG weird_3_loop180.wav by Blackie666 weird_FX.wav by Blackie666 Just Weird by deleted_user_7146007 Opening_can_pouring.mp3 by Taira Komori Weird ambience noise by dotY21 Weird FX Loop…
Angel Rock
The latest audio tale featuring Mama and her ever exasperating Angel. Written, produced and performed by Colin Moore. Music composed via Garage Band. Some sounds and music care of Freesound.org: guitarras_18.wav by casualsamples yosh blues guitar.wav by JOHNWALLY yell 2.wav by tim.kahn BaseballHitAndCrowdCheer.mp3 by AmishRob Residential kitchen roomtone, refrigerator fridge hum.wav by SpliceSound Car Breaking…
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