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21. December 2010 Mia Jaap kiel

Kiel – Snow & Christmas Market

All of Germany is covered in snow which includes Kiel, the capital of the furthest north German state Schleswig-Holstein. Kiel

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26. October 2010 Mia Jaap concert, festival, seoul

Grand Mint Festival Seoul (Day 2)

I started into day 2 of the festival a bit later by watching indie artist Thomas Cook (토마스 쿡) on the Mint Breeze Stage. That stage felt awfully big for his sparse live show however, and he was accompanied only by one other Guitar player.

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25. October 2010 Mia Jaap concert, festival, seoul

Grand Mint Festival Seoul (Day 1)

The GMF is an alternative festival showing all kinds of music genres from electro to classic without featuring mainstream pop, i.e. no Girl’s Generation or 2PM there. Instead you get artists like Clazziquai, Kim Yuna, Lee Sora or Teenage Fanclub.

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9. October 2010 Mia Jaap festival, fireworks, seoul

Seoul International Fireworks Festival 2010

I’ve just been in Seoul for a few days and there is already a huge event: the International Fireworks Festival.

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2. October 2010 Mia Jaap beach, busan, haeundae

Annyeong Busan – Hello Busan

Today I arrived in Busan by ferry from Fukuoka. It takes only three hours by JR Beetle ferry and it was very comfortable and not as shaky as I thought it would be.

Parks & Gardens

1. October 2010 Mia Jaap fukuoka

Ohori Park in Fukuoka

Ohori Park is a western-style park in Fukuoka which contains a lake, a Japanese garden and an art museum. It’s very accessible by public transport and one of Fukuoka’s popular cherry blossom spots.