Not too long ago, in a place not too far away, I was joined by a few friends for a hop around Seoul restaurants and neighborhoods to try as many different types of food as possible in as short a period of time as possible.  Eat, move, set a screen, sleep, drive left, drive right, eat, drink, repeat several times a day.

There are some for whom coming to Korea marks a new start in life. For the lucky few, the move provides the ideal opportunity to get out from behind the desk, lose some weight and finally get round to being the person they want to be. Then there are the rest of us. Those who quickly realise that no matter how far we go, breaking old habits doesn't come easy. For us, Korea offers not salvation, but ...