MontanaRon » holiday http://montanaron.com/wordpress Just another ordinary English teacher eclectic expat blog about nothing in particular. Tue, 22 May 2012 06:45:03 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Happy New Year, Again http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2012/01/22/happy-new-year-again-2695 http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2012/01/22/happy-new-year-again-2695#comments Sun, 22 Jan 2012 07:00:58 +0000 montanaron http://montanaron.com/wordpress/?p=2695 Yes, we’re enjoying the Chinese New Year, which is a 3-day holiday in Korea, and is one of the two big Korean holidays. (The other is Chuseok, the Korean Thanksgiving.) The official days this year are today, Monday and Tuesday, which makes for a nice, long weekend. This year is the year of the Dragon. [...] Related posts:
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]]> http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2012/01/22/happy-new-year-again-2695/feed 0 Happy Holidays http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2011/12/24/happy-holidays-3-2682 http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2011/12/24/happy-holidays-3-2682#comments Sat, 24 Dec 2011 09:42:19 +0000 montanaron http://montanaron.com/wordpress/?p=2682 To all my readers, friends, colleagues and family–may you have a very enjoyable holiday season and a prosperous and happy New Year.

I’m in Nongkhai, Thailand at the moment and I’ll be heading over the border into Laos tomorrow, Christmas Day. Even though Thailand and Laos are Buddhist countries, many of their people celebrate [...] Related posts:

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]]> http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2011/12/24/happy-holidays-3-2682/feed 1 Out and About in Yeosu Part I http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2011/10/01/out-and-about-in-yeosu-part-i-2581 http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2011/10/01/out-and-about-in-yeosu-part-i-2581#comments Sat, 01 Oct 2011 10:34:00 +0000 montanaron http://montanaron.com/wordpress/?p=2581 I have a lot of Yeosu photos that I haven’t posted yet, so I’ll start a new theme, so to speak, of Out and About in Yeosu, scenes from around the area, taken in August and September. I’ll try to get a new post up every 3 or 4 days (yeah, right) . . . [...] Related posts:
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Yesterday and Saturday we were bedeviled by the meager remnants of Tropical Storm Kulap, which had become merely a tropical depression by the time it wandered around near us. There [...] Related posts:

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]]> http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2011/09/12/happy-chuseok-2561/feed 0 Off to Phuket http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2011/06/21/off-to-phuket-2462 http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2011/06/21/off-to-phuket-2462#comments Tue, 21 Jun 2011 03:34:58 +0000 montanaron http://montanaron.com/wordpress/?p=2462 After spending a few uneventful days in Nongkhai, Thailand and in Laos, I’m back in Bangkok with Nai in tow. Tomorrow we’re off to Patong Beach on Phuket Island to spend a week lazing away on the white sand under the palm trees. OK, Patong isn’t quite that idyllic, but it’s nice enough (and nasty, [...] Related posts:
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]]> http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2011/06/21/off-to-phuket-2462/feed 0 Buddha’s Birthday and Other Holidays http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2011/05/10/buddhas-birthday-and-other-holidays-2403 http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2011/05/10/buddhas-birthday-and-other-holidays-2403#comments Tue, 10 May 2011 10:35:57 +0000 montanaron http://montanaron.com/wordpress/?p=2403 It’s kind of holiday “season” here in Yeosu. From May 5th through June 9th, there are four holidays, all of them on weekdays, so no work on those days. Unfortunately, we have to make up the classes that we miss because of those days off, a demand by the university that irks me to no [...] Related posts:
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]]> http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2011/05/10/buddhas-birthday-and-other-holidays-2403/feed 0 Another Year in Yeosu, June Vacation http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2011/04/18/another-year-in-yeosu-june-vacation-2366 http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2011/04/18/another-year-in-yeosu-june-vacation-2366#comments Mon, 18 Apr 2011 11:57:57 +0000 montanaron http://montanaron.com/wordpress/?p=2366 Oh, yeah, I forgot to mention in my previous post that I’ll be signing on for another year here. Lots of reasons for doing that–familiarity with the job, pleasant people to work with, friendliness of the students and the people of the area, the beauty of the countryside, and, the biggest reason, the upcoming 2012 [...] Related posts:
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]]> http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2011/04/18/another-year-in-yeosu-june-vacation-2366/feed 0 Chinese New Year Holiday http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2011/02/01/chinese-new-year-holiday-2282 http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2011/02/01/chinese-new-year-holiday-2282#comments Tue, 01 Feb 2011 08:05:25 +0000 montanaron http://montanaron.com/wordpress/?p=2282 Well, I survived the kids’ classes, which finished last Friday, and now, just in time, we’re getting a nice 5-day holiday in celebration of the Chinese New Year, called Seollal (pronounced suh-lahl) in Korea. The holiday itself is only three days, but this year it happens to fall on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday; thus, we [...] Related posts:
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]]> http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2011/02/01/chinese-new-year-holiday-2282/feed 0 Happy Holidays http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2010/12/25/happy-holidays-2-2121 http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2010/12/25/happy-holidays-2-2121#comments Sat, 25 Dec 2010 04:55:35 +0000 montanaron http://montanaron.com/wordpress/?p=2121 Here’s wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy, Healthy New Year. Yesterday was the first day that has really felt like this time of the year, with below freezing temperatures and a vicious wind contributing to very chilly weather. At least the sun is shining and there’s been no snow, yet. (Fingers crossed)

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]]> http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2010/12/25/happy-holidays-2-2121/feed 0 Happy Thanksgiving http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2010/11/25/happy-thanksgiving-4-2081 http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2010/11/25/happy-thanksgiving-4-2081#comments Thu, 25 Nov 2010 03:26:46 +0000 montanaron http://montanaron.com/wordpress/?p=2081 Happy Thanksgiving to all of my family and friends in the USA and elsewhere. Wish I could be there. Don’t eat too much.

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