Hadong and Gurye

  Countryside charms and nature's beauty await along the banks of the Seomjingang River   Gazing southeast, the sun rises slowly but surely over the horizon. The Seomjingang River’s pristine waters reflect the morning light…

Old Is New Again

Young entrepreneurs use old buildings to give Seoul new life   “Dull, inert cities, it is true, do contain the seeds of their own destruction and little else. But lively, diverse, intense cities contain the seeds of their own regeneration,…

SEOUL Weekly: Korean Classic Stories Set

Nov 20, 2013 / Issue No. 607 Health and Medicine Writer Wanted SEOUL Magazine is looking for a contributor who can write on health and medicine subjects. Those…

Foggy Morning

A very foggy morning on Donggeomdo, Ganghwado. Photographed by Robert Koehler.

Weekly SEOUL: SEOUL Weekly: Taegeukgi: The Korean Flag---Western Depictions of the Flag in the Early 20th Century

Nov 14, 2013 / Issue No. 606 Korean-to-Russian, Korean-to-English Translators Wanted Seoul Selection is looking for an a) Korean-to-Russian translator, preferably…

Changdeokgung Huwon Autumn

Autumn colors in Changdeokgung’s Huwon Garden. Written by Robert Koehler.

Sunchang

[box_dark]Sunchang  순창[/box_dark] The pleasant southwestern farming town of Sunchang is renowned for gochujang, the famed Korean red pepper paste and an integral ingredient in that most representative of Korean dishes, bibimbap.…

Jeongeup & Jangseong

[box_light]Jeongeup & Jangseong  정읍과 장성[/box_light] Autumn is a great time to be in the southwestern town of Jeongeup. By the first week of November, the legendary autumn foliage of Naejangsan National Park should be at its…

Gunsan

[box_light]Gunsan  군산[/box_light] The Yellow Sea port town of Gunsan is known for its seafood, early 20th-century architecture and migratory birds. Every autumn, great flocks of Baikal teals descend on the Geumgang River estuary…

Damyang

[box_light]Damyang  담양[/box_light] Located in the county of Damyang, Soswaewon Garden is one of Korea’s most sublime traditional gardens. Built in the 16th century, Soswaewon is the very definition of a traditional Korean garden…

Ulsan

[box_light]Ulsan  울산[/box_light] The industrial powerhouse of Ulsan is Korea’s motor and shipbuilding capital, but has its scenic charms, too. In particular, the peak of Mt. Ganwolsan (1,037 meters) in the heart of the Yeongnam Alps…