**Sparkling Wine** Party

Saturday night found me and Sohee (my lovely Korean friend) heading out into the cold and darkness of Daejeon in search of a "Sparkling Wine" party we had been invited to.  2 buses, a taxi and a long walk later, we arrived at Ingi's (the wonderful host of the party) doorstep. What awaited us was  flowing bottles of Wine/Juice/Champagne/Home-mad Soju and the most delicious assortment of foods I have ever laid eyes upon! I now present to you....

Party for a Purpose...in aid of Korea Women's Hot line

*S*p*a*r*k*l*i*n*g *W*i*n*e*

December 2010

Tae & hubby Ben :)

Our wonderful host Ingi and a fellow South African...

*Lovely ladies*

This was taken during "pass the parcel". When the music stopped, the person holding the parcel got to unwrap the package and then was either presented with treasure (a yummy chocolate dipped spoon) or horror (green chiles) *can you guess which one i got?!*

The Christmas tree Rosalie & her Present James :)

For more information about Korea Women's Hotline click here

Please vote for this wonderful charity on 10Magazines website *click here*

An American-Italian *Birthday*

Last night was a very special friends birthday, and to celebrate a couple of us girls headed to EAT ME in the TimeWorld area to stuff our faces with yummy food! What a great way to spend a chilly Thursday evening!

The birthday girl~ Christina

Me, Amy & Jennifer

Joanne, Jenny & Claire

Salmon Salad

Any birthday just wouldn't be complete without a Paris Baguette cake!

Make a wish!

*I apologize for the very bad quality of these pictures, the more I realize the quality of my snap&shoot little canon the more I am persuaded to get myself a proper DSLR like Claire's awesome*awesome*awesome*new Nikon D3100! Soon soon soon I hope!*

*Crafts* and things...

As everyone who lives here in South Korea knows, there are millions of fabulous shops filled to the brim with every kind of craft material you can imagine. So with all of these things at our disposal...where do we even begin to think of things to make :)

We stumbled upon this amazing website called CraftGawker, filled with ideas to get those heads spinning! From amazing ideas for making your own Advent Calendars to hints and tips for stocking filers!

Wherever you are in the world, bring a little Christmas cheer to your home this Christmas :)

And the winner is...

Thank you to everyone who entered our Christmas Giveaway! It was wonderful reading all of your stories and sharing in those special moments with you.

I don't want to be lame and say what every competition host says after the judging phase, but it really was hard to pick just one :) So we picked 2!

So......Congratulations to

Wally and Estelle Swart from South Africa (for their wonderful Balito holiday escape story)

&

Matthew Bula (for his magical Mongolian tale)

This post was posted on our site (farmboyandcitygirl.com) last week and so I have already emailed the above people to get addresses, and the packages will be on their way shortly :)

Christmas Giveaway! Entries close November 26th!

Last few days to enter into our awesome Christmas Giveaway!

Just click on the link below and answer 1 easy peasy question to stand a chance to win a package of great goodies from South Korea 

Your so special, we’ll send it to you no matter where you are in the world 

FarmboyandCitygirl Christmas Giveaway

Christmas Giveaway!

Christmas is round the corner, and we want to thank everyone who reads our blog, what better way to do this than to offer a Christmas Giveaway!

All you have to do is join our facebook group and answer one easy peasy question! The best answer wins an awesome package of South Korean goodies…yay!

We will be posting  the question in the next couple of days so keep your eyes peeled!!

24 Hours in Seoul!

The 9th of October marked one of the biggest events of the year for South Korea, Global Gathering 2010. (Well not quiet as big as the Grand Prix!!! But still pretty big)

We spent the day exploring the throbbing streets of Hongdae (Hongik University) before making our way to the DJ festival.
As usual, we stayed at the great backpackers, Blu GuestHouse, where a room for 8 people cost us each W17 000 (about $17) for a comfortable bed and a nice hot shower.

The free market, which is right by the Universities campus is a great place to find good bargains, and great bits and bobs!

Here is a short clip of a very interesting street procession:

And of course the most AWESOME Lomography shop in Seoul! (remember Farmboy's Fisheye camera...they have loads of them for sale and of course the film and every other kind of accessory!)

As day turned into night, we made our way to the concert;

The high-lite of the evening was Justice & Fatboy Slim, with a great line up of other great DJ's in between.
For info on other events happening in and around Korea, check out InterPark (where you can also buy tickets!)

First Ever Daejeon *Rock Concert*

15 bands from all over the country will descend upon Daejeon for the 1st Daejeon Rock Festival for a unique, diverse and high energy performance starting in the early evening and running into the wee hours

In addition, as part of the Deli Tour Korea Show there will be more than 300 vendors from around the world selling international food, beer and wines.

Admission: FREE!!! 

Q:When?
A:Saturday Oct.16th, 6pm-5am.

Q:Where?
A: KOTRA park beside the Daejeon Convention Centre. Actually, technically the stage is going
to be set in between the river and KOTRA Park/DICC, so it will be an outdoor show.

Q:Who?
A: The Galaxy Express, Apollo 18, Burning Hepburn, One Drop East, Seoul City Suicides,
..Whatever That Means, Vidulgi Ooyoo, Hwannon Gom, Kickscotch, Attacking Forces
Skasucks!, Dirty Gangneung, No Eazy, The Army and G-Jay.

Q:What?
A:In addition to having some of the best bands in the country, there will be more than 300
vendors selling international food and beverages. And by beverages I mean 'Beer'. 300
vendors selling WORLD CLASS Beers. And wines. In a way I guess you could say its
part rock festival, part Oktoberfest...its a Rocktoberfest.

For more info check out Daejeon Access

For the Facebook Group

Hope to see you all there (well those of you in Korea!)

Fatboy slim Live in Seoul!!

Just in case you haven't heard yet, Fat Boy Slim are live this weekend (9th October)  in Seoul!

Its not too late to get your tickets, click here

Tickets are W88 000 if you book before Saturday, and W99 000 at the door.

Where?

Hangang Park (map)

Nanji
Seoul , South Korea

For more info:

http://globalgatheringkorea.co.kr/

For the facebook group:

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=113341475386744

To get you in the mood: