New Restaurant Reviews
The Hungry Kitchen
Ulsan, a city of more than 1 million people, often feels small despite its size. One reason for this may be the historic rarity of non-Korean food available in the city. While the country’s largest cities offer plenty of options for the hungry wae-guk-en looking for foreign flavors, Ulsan has, for many years, been a [...] full story
Burritos in Ulsan! Sort of!
It’s getting easier every year to find good Western food in Ulsan. We can now pig out on Indian food in five different places, and find Turkish, Vietnamese, Chinese, Japanese and Thai restaurants scattered about the city. The Italian restaurants actually serve decent pasta and pizza in most cases, though their ideas of sweetened garlic [...] full story
Mari Italian Restaurant
Are you on a really tight budget but want to take a trip out of the country? Well head over to Mari Italian restaurant in Okdong for a beautiful evening in Italy! This gem of a restaurant opened in October of last year. The restaurant is owned by chef, Shin Eungyoung, aka “Mari (마리) who [...] full story
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Wine Party!
Although these used to be somewhat monthly events, they’ve gotten a little less frequent over the past year or so. They have not, however, lost any of the fun. This weekend the Ulsan Wine Club (no you don’t need to be a member) is hosting a Wine Party at Kaja Wine in Samsamdong. The Wine [...] full story
Pub HQ
By Aaron Crossen Hite and OB, which together control most of South Korea’s market for slightly malted beverages, have been churning out untold millions of bottles of their trademark tasteless swill, with virtually no appreciable competition from upstart breweries, since The Olden Tymes. Partial credit is due to the famously competent central government and specifically [...] full story
New Year’s Eve
Looking for a place to go to welcome in 2012? Benchwarmer’s Bar is hosting a party starting at 9pm, and lasting until the bar is empty. Balloons will drop at midnight, and there are a variety of drinks specials on offer. Check out the Facebook event for more details: https://www.facebook.com/events/288279841223596/ Golden Eagles is also hosting [...] full story
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Reading Hangul: A Beginner’s Guide
(This is a reprint of an earlier article, with the “How To read Hangeul” part separated out.) Something that will make your life here easier is to learn to read Hangul (written Korean). It’s surprisingly easy to learn, as it’s phonetically based, unlike Chinese, in which you have to memorize everything. Each letter in Hangul [...] full story
News Items – 01/18/12
Here’s a sampling of the latest news in Korea Information addicts may have a tough day today. As of this writing there are less than six hours before the English portions of the giant online encyclopedia Wikipedia goes dark. Te crowd-sourced website that always seems to have all the answers all the time will go [...] full story
The Official Voice of North Korea
Tired of watching Korean TV? Wore out your playstation and all its games? Spent your entire monthly budget on 맥주 과 소주 and now need something else to fill those long winter nights you’ve got? Well, look no further for entertainment . The North Koreans are here to help. Until now there was no where [...] full story
Bits and Bytes – 1/11/12
Here are some of the headlines from our little home away from home: First up, in the “what a surprise” category, is the Korea Herald’s article on Multicultural students at risk of being bullied. Given a nation that prides itself on inbreeding purity of blood it’s no wonder things like this happen. Students who have [...] full story
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Exploring the Korean Winter
It’s easy to just curl up under your blankets and sleep the weekends away when it’s cold outside, but remember – many of us came to Korea not just to work, but to experience a different culture half a world away from home. So bundle up and head on out to different corners of this [...] full story
Snow Sports in Korea; or how to enjoy the winter
A few years ago, if you wanted to hit the slopes in Korea, there were few options. Then skiing and snowboarding became a popular pastime for wintry weekends, and now there are seventeen resorts, mostly in the Seoul or Gangwando areas. Korea has become the winter ski destination for the emerging middle classes in China [...] full story
Rainy Day Guide to Ulsan
As the prospect of yet another rainy weekend looms before us, I thought I’d run through the options of what you can do to entertain yourself in the Ulsan area, without getting too wet. There are always places like the department stores, the covered street in Shinae, and cafes to wile away the hours on [...] full story
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Sunday, February 5, 2012: Ulsan Hash House Harriers
Useful Apps
Applications for Android-based smartphones developed by UlsanOnline.com
Teacher's Pet
A Classroom management application to record grades, attendance, contact students or parents, and manage student progress. Very inexpensive!
Teacher's Pet Lite
Does everything Teacher's Pet does except: import and export data and contact students or parents. Free!
Ulsan Places
An interactive map of Ulsan's favorite restaurants and bars as reviewed by the folks at UlsanOnline.com. An easy way to see what places there are for foreigners to eat and drink in Ulsan