Bulkuksa Temple III

Bulkuksa Temple II

Bulkuksa Temple

Gyeongju II: Bulkuksa Temple

Gyeonju

I took a "break" and skipped out of the conference for some sightseeing in the ancient capital of Korea, Gyeonju

IAC 2009 presentation

Pretty nervous, first time speaking in front of a bunch of experts...

I was maybe not speaking loud enough, as my co-author kept on gesturing at me. And I ran out of time, so had to rush through so bits...
but at the end, a former judge of the International Court of Justice came up to me and congratulated me on a job welldone! :)

Incheon

The accomodation (more like motel!) I was assigned to was in a seedy area that comes alive at night...


Vending machine in the hotel...

NAR-ICN

My suitcase was lost for 5 days, and all my important documents and my suit were inside the suitcase.
I called numerous times to try to locate my suitcase, and United assured me again and again that it was found and "on its way".
Complete lies... 5 days later, after the conference was already over, they found it, and delivered it to the airport, just in time for me to pick up and go home.

Ridiculous...

Finally, after 50hrs of flying and being stuck in SFO, I arrive in Korea.... Land of the Morning Sun

SFO-NAR-ICN II

Bad food, and stale salad... the portion was like a kiddie menu on United.

Finally touch down in Narita... I was dying to get off the plane

SFO-NAR-ICN

30 hours into my attempt to cross the Pacific, and I was still in San Francisco, stuck because United made me miss my connecting flight...
My ticket was with Asiana, Best Airline of 2009, but instead I was rebooked on United, a low-cost but high price airline.
If you could choose to fly 10 hours across the Pacific, DO NOT choose United (or any other US-based airlines for that matter).

YUL-ORD-SFO

Terrible flight with UNITED AIRLINES.
NEVER EVER fly with United, unless you want to have your luggage lost and be constantly lied to by incompetent and rude staff