East Asia Blog Round-Up : 1/4/2012

Here is this week’s Eye on East Asia Blog Round-up :

• A Curmudgeon Abroad - The author has a family day out in Lugang (鹿港).
• Asia Pundits - Ben visits Yangshuo (阳朔) in Guangxi Province.
• Aussie on the Izu - Sarah makes a list of five fun things to see and do in and around Shizuoka.
• Bathhouse Ballads - Nick visits the Naganeupseong Folk Village (낙안읍성) in Suncheon.
• Chinaful - Courtney shares her thoughts on the benefits of quick-start language learning.
• Dale’s Korean Temple Adventures - Dale explores Geukrakam Hermitage (극락암) in Yangsan.
• East Asia Student - Hugh explains why he decided to study Chinese.
• Interactive Expat - Myra talks about pregnancy and childbirth in China.
• Into the Middle Kingdom - The author treks through a remote valley in Shangri-La County.
• Japan & Korea: Life, Language & Religion - Doug posts a how-to guide to recycling in Japan.
• Japanese Level Up - Adshap wonders if it’s bad to learn Japanese solely for the manga and anime.
• Japanese Odds & Ends - Editorial!Cat talks about the origins and readings of kanji.
• Kamigata Rakugo & Me - Matt bids farewell to Japan as he prepares to move to the USA.
• Khogjmiin Duureg - Lauren explains how travel has changed her view of Mongolia.
• Look Out, Knock Head - Mike talks about how he fell in love with the Chinese language.
• Mountain Phoenix Over Tibet - The author talks about Tibetan baby names.
• My Kafkaesque Life - The author writes about his experience of working for a Taiwanese IT company.
• Seoul Sub-Urban - Charlie and Liz visit the Seodaemun Prison History Hall (서대문형무소역사관).
• The Only Blonde in Osaka - The author writes about the differences between Osaka and Tokyo.
• The Taiwan Adventure Blog - Chris talks about the challenges of living with a disability in Taiwan.
• Travel Japan - The author visits the Atsuta Shrine (熱田神宮) in Nagoya.
• TravelWire Asia - Chris lists 10 mistakes to avoid if you’ve recently moved to South Korea.

That’s all for this week. The next edition will be posted on Sunday 8th April 2012.

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