Walking and Hiking Tours of Busan

Bio:  Michael is a Canadian English professor, but traveller and trekker at heart.  He has been living and working in Asia since 1997, having called Pusan his home for six of those years.  When he is not binge watching television or eating out with Taiwanese wife, Carol, he is hiking in the beautiful mountains of Pusan or visiting one of the local markets. Walks with Michael The Jeonpo Cafe Street and Antique Market Walk by Michael Lesser On a typically crisp Pusan winter day in January, my friend and I took off walking from the Seomyeon subway station towards Hwamyeong San (Mountain), along Seo-Jeon Road.  (Please note that if you aren't interested in the scenic route, you can always get off at Jenpo Station or the Busan International Finance Centre Stations on the Green Line #2).  Along the way, you can find the urban pipe markets, shoe cobblers, as well as motor-boating engine stores.  Quite an eclectic group of stores and mark...

This small, Italian, and French restaurant is located in a very quiet neighborhood. After a hectic week of teaching, the French and Italian classical music and décor are very relaxing. The chef-owner studied Italian cooking while in England and Italy.  All of the pasta served at Ravioli’s is homemade, and every meal comes with fresh, hot Italian bread. My friend ordered the special of the day, lasagna verdi bolognese (7000 won) which wasn't great. The other special was a spinach cannelloni, made of spinach pasta, filled with cheese, and vegetables, and covered with a tomato sauce, which was to die for! (7000 won). I ordered the ravioli for 6500 won. Pasta pockets filled with smoked salmon, served under a tasty tomato sauce and scrumptious vegetables. It was accompanied with three potatoes fried in garlic and herb butter.  Ravioli’s serves spaghetti with seafood, meat and vegetables, cool vinaigrette, Neapolitan, or béchamel sauce (white sauce). The waitress told us th...