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Entrance to the Dragon Hill Spa in Seoul, South Korea

Hot and Spicy: jjimjilbangs and jjukkumi

Entrance to the Dragon Hill Spa in Seoul, South Korea

Guardian of the jjimjilbang

After an Indian summer that seemed to stretch on forever, winter has come to settle in South Korea. There is no disputing this as I gaze from the window of our house, high up on a hill overlooking the northern edge of Dongducheon. Trees, naked and skeletal against the stark blue sky decorate the tops of nearby hills and columns of smoke rise from the valley below. There is wind. There is ice. There is winter. Continue reading