MontanaRon » weather http://montanaron.com/wordpress Just another ordinary English teacher eclectic expat blog about nothing in particular. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 02:57:51 +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 Laos-Thailand Trip Report: Incheon Airport http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2012/01/16/laos-thailand-trip-report-incheon-airport-2686 http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2012/01/16/laos-thailand-trip-report-incheon-airport-2686#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2012 10:24:15 +0000 montanaron http://montanaron.com/wordpress/?p=2686 The weather here in Yeosu has been great lately, with abundant sunshine and temperatures around 6 or 8 C (mid-forties fahrenheit); however, the big factor is that the wind hasn’t been howling, like it usually does this time of year. I even managed to get a few jogging sessions in this past weekend. If it [...] Related posts:
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]]> http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2012/01/16/laos-thailand-trip-report-incheon-airport-2686/feed 2 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 Seoul Photos http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2011/11/07/seoul-photos-2633 http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2011/11/07/seoul-photos-2633#comments Mon, 07 Nov 2011 00:37:05 +0000 montanaron http://montanaron.com/wordpress/?p=2633 Here are a few shots from my recent trip to Seoul. I only had my pocket camera, not the DSLR, so the quality isn’t the best, plus for some reason, my memory card got corrupted and I lost many of the better ones. All of these were taken in the Gwanghwamun area, near the Sejong [...] Related posts:
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]]> http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2011/11/07/seoul-photos-2633/feed 0 Field Trip Postponement http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2011/11/05/field-trip-postponement-2632 http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2011/11/05/field-trip-postponement-2632#comments Sat, 05 Nov 2011 01:36:59 +0000 montanaron http://montanaron.com/wordpress/?p=2632 Once every semester, our special English class (Vision English) students and teachers go on a field trip to various attractions around Yeosu. (Here’s a previous post about the field trip.) We were supposed to take the trip today, but it was postponed until next Saturday because rain was in the forecast; we were told of [...] Related posts:
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]]> http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2011/11/05/field-trip-postponement-2632/feed 0 Some Yeosu Photos http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2011/09/25/some-yeosu-photos-2574 http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2011/09/25/some-yeosu-photos-2574#comments Sun, 25 Sep 2011 11:14:47 +0000 montanaron http://montanaron.com/wordpress/?p=2574 There hasn’t been a whole lot going on around here lately, but we have had some gorgeous late summer/early fall weather; deep blue skies, plenty of sunshine, moderate temperatures and lower humidity have chased away the mostly oppressive summer days. This time of year and the middle of spring feature the best weather in Yeosu, [...] Related posts:
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]]> http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2011/09/25/some-yeosu-photos-2574/feed 0 Happy Chuseok! http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2011/09/12/happy-chuseok-2561 http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2011/09/12/happy-chuseok-2561#comments Mon, 12 Sep 2011 10:35:08 +0000 montanaron http://montanaron.com/wordpress/?p=2561 Today is Korea’s Thanksgiving Day, Chuseok, pronounced, approximately, chew-sock, which doesn’t raise too many delightful images. I’ve posted about the holiday before, here and here.

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 More Yeosu Wall Murals http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2011/09/07/more-yeosu-wall-murals-2550 http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2011/09/07/more-yeosu-wall-murals-2550#comments Wed, 07 Sep 2011 00:31:24 +0000 montanaron http://montanaron.com/wordpress/?p=2550 Finally, we’re getting some gorgeous weather. For the last week and a half or so, clear blue skies have banished the overcast conditions that we were experiencing, though it’s still quite humid at times. I got sunburned riding my bicycle last Sunday and while walking around town in the middle of last week. Marvelous!

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]]> http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2011/09/07/more-yeosu-wall-murals-2550/feed 0 Hurricane Irene Tips For New Yawkers http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2011/08/27/hurricane-irene-tips-for-new-yawkers-2548 http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2011/08/27/hurricane-irene-tips-for-new-yawkers-2548#comments Sat, 27 Aug 2011 11:56:48 +0000 montanaron http://montanaron.com/wordpress/?p=2548 First, let me say, be safe, everyone, if you’re in the path of Irene. Listen to your local authorities, take all precautions, and be very humble in the face of this force of nature. Sh*t happens, so be careful.

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]]> http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2011/08/27/hurricane-irene-tips-for-new-yawkers-2548/feed 0 More May Photos http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2011/08/24/more-may-photos-2540 http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2011/08/24/more-may-photos-2540#comments Wed, 24 Aug 2011 02:58:00 +0000 montanaron http://montanaron.com/wordpress/?p=2540 The rainy, gray days continue, so I still haven’t been out with the camera lately. This seems like the worst summer of the three that I’ve spent here in Yeosu. I think I can count on one hand the number of sunny days in July and August. It was supposed to rain all afternoon today, [...] Related posts:
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