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,…

Seonyudo Station

A neighborhood’s metamorphosis embodied in Seoul’s most captivating park The neighborhood around Seonyudo is mid-transformation, caught, for the moment at least, between Yeongdeungpo’s industrial past and a glossier future. Run-down,…

Festival Time Seoul finds many ways to celebrate in October

[box_light]Festival Time Seoul finds many ways to celebrate in October[/box_light] Written by Robert Koehler In Seoul, October is a time to celebrate. Throughout the month, the city’s streets, parks, and cultural spaces play host…

Daily Delights

Daily Delights Here are my suggestions for a great food day in Seoul. Day 1 Gourmet 494 is a gourmet cafeteria in the basement of the Galleria Department Store, which you can easily get to via the new Apgujeong Rodeo Station…
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Suwon’s Mr. Toilet House

[button link="The URL of the button" variation="lightgrey"]Suwon’s Mr. Toilet House 수원 화장실문화공원[/button] Late Suwon mayor Sim Jae-duck was born in his grandmother’s outhouse, so perhaps it’s no surprise he maintained…

Yeongwol Byeolmaro Observatory

[box_light]Yeongwol Byeolmaro Observatory 영월 별마로 천문대[/box_light] Perched atop a nearly 800 m peak in rugged Yeongwol, Gangwon-do, Yeongwol Byeolmaro Observatory is Korea’s largest astronomical observatory, home to 11…

Adventures in Korean Dining

[box_dark]Adventures in Korean Dining Written and photographed by Daniel Gray[/box_dark]   Korean food might seem quite extreme to the uninitiated. Some might fi nd pork knuckles, blood pudding, head cheese, silkworm larva, and…

Daily Delights

Daily Delights Here are my suggestions for a great food day in Seoul. [box_light]BREAKFAST[/box_light] Blood Pudding Hangover Stew at Haejangguk Saramdeul 해장국 사람들 If you are looking for blood pudding stew for breakfast,…

Adventurous Quick Bites

[box_dark]Adventurous Quick Bites[/box_dark] A Taste of the Phoenix and Dragon at Bomungol Hanok-jip 보문골 한옥집 The turtle is a symbol of longevity and strength in Korea. They are also supposedly descendants of dragons and phoenixes.…

KOREA THROUGH HER BIRDS

[box_dark]KOREA THROUGH HER BIRDS Bird-watcher Robert Newlin explores an underappreciated avian world[/box_dark] Written by Robert Koehler Through Korea through Her Birds (Seoul Selection, 2013), photographer, comparative and English…