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House Purchase Decision Matrix
25 June 2024
by aurelien-laine

House Purchase Decision Matrix

My wife and I recently had to make one of the most difficult decisions of our married life: should we, can we afford to, and how do we buy an apartment? Living in Seoul, and I imagine all around the world these days, this is a very complicated endeavor, seeing how expensive real estate is. We needed to get a mortgage over a …

Challenge And Revitalization
23 August 2023
by aurelien-laine

david-marcu-VfUN94cUy4o-unsplash Image by David Marcu on Unsplash.

I have now been living in Seoul for the past 14 years and I can’t say that boredom hasn’t settled in. I work remotely, mostly from my house, and going out means having to face the kind of aggressive, constantly in a competitive rush people, that only cities of over 10 million inhabitants can …

Seoul to Busan Milestones 1 And 4
18 August 2023
by aurelien-laine

Han River bike path

Here is my first update about the prep for the Seoul t Busan trip. Let’s first have a look at the milestones before I bring in today’s update:

  1. See how many kilometers I can fit in one hour of regular riding. The goal is to reach 20 kms.
  2. Push for a two hours ride while maintaining a 20 km/h average speed.
  3. 3 hours ride, 60 kms …