Monthly Archives: February 2011

Picture of the Day: Snow Covered Korea

» by GI Korea February 21st, 2011 at 12:50 pm » Comments (0)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="401" caption="Recent NASA image of the snow covering the Taebak Mountains on Korea's East Coast."][/caption] Via Korea Beat. more »

Jasmine Revolution In China Stopped Before It Got Started

» by GI Korea February 21st, 2011 at 3:26 am » Comments (11)

As I mentioned before, this is why the Chinese government keeps such tight control of the Internet for times like this: Jittery Chinese authorities wary of any domestic dissent staged a ...more »

ROK Drop Weekly Linklets – February 20, 2011

» by GI Korea February 20th, 2011 at 4:20 pm » Comments (2)

The Koreas: All that soju drinking has Korea topping this list. A North Korean defector on whether the revolutions in Tunisia & Egypt could spread to North Korea. The influence of the Peace ...more »

Picture of the Day: Yuki-no-Otani Snow Canyon

» by GI Korea February 20th, 2011 at 1:00 pm » Comments (3)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="396" caption="Every spring the Yuki-no-Otani Snow Canyon road in Japan is cleared by snowplows which are tasked with the incredible job of clearing snow that has ...more »

ROK Drop Open Thread – February 20, 2011

» by GI Korea February 20th, 2011 at 7:10 am » Comments (44)

If you have any links or comments you would like to share here is your chance. By the way what does everyone think about what is going on in Wisconsin? I ...more »

What I Like About Korea: #16 – Great Museums

» by GI Korea February 19th, 2011 at 6:56 pm » Comments (7)

Korea has a number of good museums but I think the finest is the Korean War Memorial in Yongsan. This is something every visitor to Korea should set aside ...more »

2ID Soldiers Help Prevent Spread of Foot & Mouth Disease

» by GI Korea February 19th, 2011 at 6:02 pm » Comments (16)

I'm not sure if this would actually have any impact in regards to stopping the spread of foot and mouth disease in Korea, but it is regardless a pretty good ...more »

Picture of the Day: Olympic Visit

» by GI Korea February 19th, 2011 at 1:00 pm » Comments (9)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="International Olympic Committee delegation members tour the ski jumping venue at Alpensia Resort in Pyeongchang, Gangwon, as part of their on-site facilities inspection yesterday morning. YONHAP"]"[/caption] more »

USFK Court Martial Results for January 2011

» by GI Korea February 19th, 2011 at 5:49 am » Comments (8)

The USFK court martial results from last month are not nearly as extensive as they were in December, but I do have to wonder what was up with the CPT ...more »

What I Like About Korea: #17 – Mom & Pop Stores

» by GI Korea February 18th, 2011 at 6:40 pm » Comments (6)

Korea is filled with small Mom and Pop Stores which I really like. Every neighborhood seems to have their own little grocer, butcher, video store, etc. When you ...more »