Korea’s most outrageous sauna: Spa Land Centum City
Everything in South Korea’s second largest city (after Seoul) is better than you think it’s going to be, and you’ll want more time to explore and enjoy. Case in point…
Month: February 2015
Best of Busan: What to do in Korea’s ‘second city’
50 reasons why Seoul is the world’s greatest city In the more low-key Busan, a night out usually means drinking soju with friends on the beach while watching kids play…
Perfectly Peel A Hard Boiled Egg In Seconds — With A Glass Of Water
Have you ever struggled to peel a hard boiled egg by hand? If so, today is your lucky day. – Want to read more from HuffPost Taste? Follow us on…
Mermaids, abalone and a very local breakfast in Busan
“She’s late,” says a fellow patron when she notices me staring. “All the other haenyeo have already finished their diving and delivered their catch.” Like their more famous Jeju Island…
Australia gets its bling on for Eurovision
A few naysayers pointed out discrepancies in the world map. But if Britain’s Prince Philip can have an Australian knighthood, why can’t Asia-Pacific’s biggest land mass muscle in on a…
Negotiate against, not with terrorists
Mueller’s grace, demonstrated in the letter she wrote to her family while being held by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, was inspiring. And although the letter was clearly…
Walter Storey Faces Execution For Killing Special Ed Teacher Jill Frey
A Missouri inmate who killed his neighbor 25 years ago was to be executed early Wednesday after the U.S. Supreme Court and the state’s governor denied appeals to spare his…
Gamcheon: Is this Asia’s artsiest town?
Instead, the eerily quiet village is a destination for a different type of travelerone that’s not driven by foodie discovery or lazing on the beach, the primary reasons Koreans vacation…
Greek Prime Minister Tsipras Wins Confidence Vote Before Talks With Creditors
ATHENS — With Greece preparing for tough talks with creditors in Brussels, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’s government easily won a confidence vote in Parliament early Wednesday with assurances that it…
Penguins, golf courses, waterslides… six things that shouldn’t exist in the desert
And so it has, planting not only botanical gardens but record-breaking botanical gardens, ski slopes complete with penguins (no, not a mirage) and dozens of greens, fairways and golfing water…
Best falafel in Dubai — and the woman who found it
The setting is a Palestinian-Jordanian restaurant in Dubai (Qwaider Al Nabulsi, Al Muraqabat Street; +971 4227 5559), the tourists are refugees from the city’s culinary mainstream, and the woman is…
Under the big top at Cambodia’s edgy Phare Circus
The intoxicated bartender, struggling to consciousness, is incapable of walking a straight line, yet he takes to a tightrope strung across the bar to do tricks to impress the cute…
Powerball’s $500 million? An exaggeration
Terry Rich, president of the North American Association of State and Provincial Lotteries, says it would confuse people if they were to advertise both the amounts. He also disputes that…
China: ‘Sneakerhead’ pawns 283 pairs of Nike Air Jordans to buy an apartment
The man, identified only by an English name, Mick, pawned 283 pairs of limited edition Nike Air Jordan sneakers in exchange for a $160,000 loan, which he plans to use…
Snake charmers and storytellers: Marrakech’s magical medieval heart
Almost every day over four decades and more, he’s stood out in Jemaa el Fna, the great sprawling square that forms the heart of medieval Marrakech in Morocco. In cold…
Photo secrets of Marrakech: How to shoot the Red City
Despite the reluctance of many in the city to have their image captured on film, the city already enjoys a strong relationship with the camera. It’s the only place in…
Cops Called To Brown’s Home Week Before She Was Found In Tub
One of Bobbi Kristina Brown’s neighbors reported a domestic dispute at her address the week before she was found face-down in a bathtub, according to a 911 call released Tuesday….
What to do in Marrakech: 10 amazing attractions
For those willing to delve deep into the narrow streets around the square or into the desert and mountains outside the city, Marrakech rewards with stunning scenery, unforgettable flavors and…
Despite public makeup, pro-Clinton groups are very much at odds
David Brock, longtime Clinton defender and the founder of pro-Clinton messaging group Correct the Record and liberal opposition research juggernaut American Bridge, resigned from his position on the board of…
U.S. bringing home almost all troops sent to Africa in Ebola crisis
“Today, around 1,500 of them are already back to their duty stations and nearly all will return by April 30. All have or will undergo established controlled monitoring procedures.” Kirby…
Jon Stewart Leaving ‘The Daily Show’: Reactions
After more than 15 years at the helm of Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show,” Jon Stewart has become a pillar of American television and his searing satire has won the…
Jon Stewart’s top 5 political moments
Here are Stewart’s top moments skewering politicians and the U.S. political system: “Indecision 2000” The Daily ShowGet More: Daily Show Full Episodes,The Daily Show on Facebook,Daily Show Video Archive The…
Alex Rodriguez Apologizes To The New York Yankees
Disgraced New York Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez has met with the New York Yankees and apologized “for his actions over the past several years,” according to a joint statement cited…
In Some Alabama Counties, Same-Sex Marriage Licenses Denied Despite Court Order
Same-sex marriage spread farther across Alabama on Tuesday as more courthouses issued licenses to gays and lesbians, yet some counties still defied a federal judge’s order, so couples took their…
Mexican Political Family Has Close PRI Ties, and Homes in the U.S.
In the fall of 2013, one of Mexico’s top housing officials posted an item on Twitter about an advertising campaign promoting mortgages for low-income Mexicans. The campaign’s message was simple:…
Americans spend more on the lottery than on …
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Royal and Ancient Golf Club Selects Seven Female Members
On Golf By KAREN CROUSE In 2007, Louise Suggs said she was glad to have lived long enough to see the Women’s British Open played for the first time on…
Saudi Arabia ‘engineered’ oil crisis: Dallas Fed chief
“Although Saudi Arabia and OPEC countries did not engineer the reduction in the price of oil, there’s a positive side effect, whereby at a certain price, we will see how…
New England To See More Snow Storms
As New Englanders dug out from 2 more feet of snow Tuesday, there appeared to be no relief in sight. Meteorologists predict more snow is on the way Thursday and…
Australia Holds 2 in Terrorism Case
SYDNEY, Australia — Australia’s counterterrorism police have arrested two men in a Sydney suburb and thwarted “an imminent attack,” the police said Wednesday. The two men, ages 24 and 25,…