The Location of Urbanites Worldwide
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Hypocolius
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purves grundy said:
Where are you then?
Yu_Gi_Oh
天天好心情
Ninjaboy said:
I'm not in Seoul.
I'm in Hongseong, tiny little place, closest largish city is probably Asan or Daejeon.
I am just over 2hours away from Seoul and hours and hours away from you guys in Ulsan/nr Busan (which is where I think you are Ninjaboy?).
Oh yeah, there is also a poster called Stat who recently moved to Gwangju.
As well as a REALLY infrequent poster named lin dze living here in the ol' land of morning calm as well. (Seriously, that's a misleading name if ever there was one. Gotta love early morning fish salesmen in their little bongo trucks/lorries!) I'm currently experimenting with various soju cocktails and am absolutely blasted on a creation I've named the 'savory'. Vegetable juice, chilli paste, soy sauce, liberal amounts of soju and a garnish of kimchi on a toothpick, topped off with a sprinkling of 'San Chu', the local lemon tasting herb. Soju at 360ml and 22% alcohol for less than a pound a bottle? One must always experiment, especially with drinks that blur the line between nourishment and intoxicant. One can also make a tasty martini with soju, I call it the 'gong gong chill' (007 in Korean). Sometimes it's hard not to like this place.
Rock Bottom
Second Wind
I would like to thank everyone for their contributions. I reckon, in the future, this thread will prove its usefulness - especially when people travel out to such far out places for the first time.
I would like to remind people, if they find the time, to also put a little pin on MightyAphrodite's wonderful little creation - and would like to thank him or her (with Aphrodites, the distinction is not particularly clear) once again for the effort. Mods, can we find someplace to put this map someplace which is easy for urbanites to find? Maybe a new sticky??
I would like to remind people, if they find the time, to also put a little pin on MightyAphrodite's wonderful little creation - and would like to thank him or her (with Aphrodites, the distinction is not particularly clear) once again for the effort. Mods, can we find someplace to put this map someplace which is easy for urbanites to find? Maybe a new sticky??
MightyAphrodite said:This is what we need
http://www.freewebs.com/urbanitesmap/
just click place your PIN and go from there...quite handy i reckon
miss minnie
Well-Known Member
the only problem i have with that link is the fact that it pops up a window (even in firefox) and clicking that window anywhere (even to close it) takes you to http://www.bravenetmedianetwork.com/xmlcpc/click.php with a bunch of parameters that identify you somehow and are no doubt recorded for whatever tracking purposes they have. its a cool map though.Rock Bottom said:
RachellyAbused said:Where in Korea are you???
Oh soju, mmmm.Soju and soya milk, my version of a white russian.
Hey Rach! I'm in a tranquil little southern city that I kinda like, was here before I went to London and came back here after. Love this place, it's kinda small, traditional and Busan's only a short bus ride away. (Kinda shy on exact locations after flaming some poor dude about to come out here while VERY intoxicated on this forum
) Have you tried the black sesame drink with soju? I haven't done milky mixes yet, but I feel there may be good things in that direction. PM me if you want, a U75 drunkard meeting in Sth Korea could be fun!
John Quays
the reverend relapse
Lille, France.
omnipotent
Yes, I am.
live in South Africa, Cape Town and on the net as well although directioins are no use here.
Rock Bottom
Second Wind
miss minnie said:
Hi Minnie, I only just noticed your reply to this. I use a linux system with firefox, and have yet to experience any problems with the third party website you refer to. No pop-ups of any note. Maybe it's different with Windows.
However, the idea is sound, and it would be nice to get it working somehow. fishfingerer has referred me to this site, which seems to offer a similar service. Haven't checked it out yet, but it might be worth looking into :
http://www.risingconcepts.com/frapper/
Any ideas to connect the global urbanite community can only be a good thing!
kyser_soze
Hawking's Angry Eyebrow
Calling Kiwis...
I'll be visiting your rather fab pair of islands from 23rd Jan - 06th Feb. The plan ATM is to spend a 4 days on the North Island (my main plan is to visit Napier cos I've seen pics of all the deco buildings and feel the need to waste camera film there), then Nelson for my mate's 40th on the 29th, followed by an anti-clockwise drive around the South Island via Queenstown so I can do the Hackett Thrillogy and camp out by Wakatipu again...
So inbetween all that anyone anywhere near my likely routes up for a beer or three?
*does impression of excited 5 yr old*
I'll be visiting your rather fab pair of islands from 23rd Jan - 06th Feb. The plan ATM is to spend a 4 days on the North Island (my main plan is to visit Napier cos I've seen pics of all the deco buildings and feel the need to waste camera film there), then Nelson for my mate's 40th on the 29th, followed by an anti-clockwise drive around the South Island via Queenstown so I can do the Hackett Thrillogy and camp out by Wakatipu again...
So inbetween all that anyone anywhere near my likely routes up for a beer or three?
*does impression of excited 5 yr old*
The Groke
hot hail/Paging Dr. Beat
kyser_soze said:
Bugger - will miss you......me 'n the missus (who is Kiwi) are flying out for 3 weeks on Saturday.
I will leave a secret message for you buried somewhere on either the North or the South island - see if you can find it and unlock the code!
As for "Where in the World are the Urbanites" Well, from Feb 1st I will be working full time in Dubai....
FruitandNut
New Member
I lived for 3.5yrs each in Singapore, Hong Kong and (West) Germany. I would like to revisit Singapore and Germany
- but what the heck has happened to Hong Kong - where is the beautiful Repulse Bay I once knew - all those souless skyblocks now, and no Repulse Bay Hotel right on the beach (where British and Japanese troops fought hand to hand down the corridors).
- but what the heck has happened to Hong Kong - where is the beautiful Repulse Bay I once knew - all those souless skyblocks now, and no Repulse Bay Hotel right on the beach (where British and Japanese troops fought hand to hand down the corridors).
FruitandNut said:
Cripes! Sounds like you haven't been back in 20 years. Places do change over time y'know? Especially in one of the most dynamic cities on the planet.
There is still plenty of unspoilt wilderness in HK as well as the ever changing skylines. And the Repulse Bay Apartments (replacing the Repulse Bay Hotel,) have their own quirky story to tell.
No place is perfect, but for all its foibles and problems, HK is still the greatest place on earth (IMHO of course). And with the economy now rocking-on again after six years of recession and monthly deflation, there is no finer time to experience "the buzz".
Woof
Rock Bottom
Second Wind
mhendo said:
Still being updated - everytime I get a rare spare moment!
Best wishes to all and one from Salvador , Bahia, Nordeste , Brasil South America.
