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Cheap Produce

While Teresa and I are now permanently back in the US (sigh), my commitment to making sure that people do…

rmatz@gmu.eduAugust 24, 2024August 24, 2024
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Special Series: Farewell Posts: Jazz at the Tokyo Blue Note

Spring 2024 was our last season in Korea. We made a number of trips, but were so busy we lacked…

rmatz@gmu.eduJuly 7, 2024July 7, 2024
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Special Series: Farewell Trips: Mongolia

Spring 2024 was our last season in Korea. We made a number of trips, but were so busy we lacked…

rmatz@gmu.eduJuly 2, 2024July 2, 2024
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Special Series: Farewell Trips: Jeju Island (Again)

Spring 2024 was our last season in Korea. We made a number of trips, but were so busy we lacked…

rmatz@gmu.eduJune 28, 2024
snow sculpture of Miyazaki Witch
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When Travel Breaks You — Sapporo and Tokyo

Readers of Adventures in Korea may think that our travels are always happy. They would be correct, until this trip…

rmatz@gmu.eduFebruary 25, 2024
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Thailand Trip

In February of 2020, we had plans to go to Thailand. We canceled them because of that new virus–there were…

rmatz@gmu.eduFebruary 10, 2024February 10, 2024
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The Produce Sublime

One of my favorite short trips in Incheon is to its massive fruit and vegetable market. We go about every…

rmatz@gmu.eduJuly 6, 2023
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Mokpo?

When we told Korean friends we were going to visit Mokpo for this spring break, almost every one of them…

rmatz@gmu.eduMay 7, 2023May 7, 2023
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Winter Wonderland in Japan

This winter break we traveled to Hokkaido, the northern island of Japan, where winter is still winter. Robert got to…

rmatz@gmu.eduFebruary 26, 2023February 26, 2023
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Gapyeong—Nearby Vacation Land

For Chuseok this year we visited Gapyeong, a vacation area of mountains, rivers and lakes just outside of Seoul. It…

rmatz@gmu.eduDecember 22, 2022December 22, 2022

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  1. Anne on Cheap ProduceAugust 25, 2024

    I have this mission on a smaller scale: the farmstand on Booker T. Washington Highway in Wirtz is notoriously overpriced,…

  2. Dulce María Gray on Special Series: Farewell Posts: Jazz at the Tokyo Blue NoteJuly 8, 2024

    Peonies and jazz--pure joy!

  3. Dulce Maria Gray on Special Series: Farewell Trips: MongoliaJuly 2, 2024

    Reading about your adventure was very fun. Thank you for taking us readers along with you.

  4. Glenda Ivy on Special Series: Farewell Trips: MongoliaJuly 2, 2024

    Welcome back! and Happy Belated 60th Birthday Robert! I so enjoyed your traval blogs. Thank you. Best to you both,…

  5. Vivien, Ed Michals on When Travel Breaks You — Sapporo and TokyoFebruary 25, 2024

    Oh, Robert! This was the most honest travel account we’ve read. We also enjoyed Tokyo and especially the gardens many…

  6. Vivien/Ed Michals on Thailand TripFebruary 10, 2024

    When we first lived in New Orleans we were a bit surprised at the old and crumbly bits but we…

  7. Dulce Maria on Winter Wonderland in JapanMarch 1, 2023

    What a beautiful and informative post. Thanks.

  8. Robert on Winter Wonderland in JapanFebruary 27, 2023

    Hi Terry, Yes, Teresa is just starting thinking on her third book, which will be focused on the wife of…

  9. Terry on Winter Wonderland in JapanFebruary 27, 2023

    Some beautiful photos and some hefty snow. It looks cold and cozy, a fun place to explore but wouldn't want…

  10. Dulce Maria Gray on Bicycling from Incheon to SokchoJuly 7, 2022

    Thank you for sharing your adventure. I enjoyed joining you (if only in my mind).

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