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,…

Take Me Out to the Ballgame

[box_light] Take Me Out to the Ballgame Navigating the world of baseball …Korean-style 한국식 야구 관람[/box_light] Written by Thomas St. John Background Koreans have been playing baseball of some form for over 100 years, and…

Korea Travel Bits

[box_light]June GETAWAYS[/box_light] Wild River Rafting: Yeongwol's Donggang River 영월 동강   Nestled in the wilds of Gangwon-do, the Donggang River—a tributary of the great Hangang River—is one of Korea's most pristine waterways…

Remembering War, Moving Towards Peace

[box_light]Remembering War, Moving Towards Peace DMZ Train and Imjingak Park offer not only views, but also insight into the reality of national division 파주[/box_light] Written and photographed by Robert Koehler The train passes…

Reality Walks

[box_light] Reality Walks Visit the locales of some of your favorite reality TV programs [/box_light] Written and photographed by Robert Koehler   While Korean soap operas and K-pop music have gotten the most attention overseas, a number…

Gyeongbokgung Station

  Seoul’s centuries-long center of gravity Seats of Power In spite of myriad traumas and forced relocations over the past 600 years, the Korean Peninsula’s center of power (the southern half’s, at least) has always gravitated to…

Seoul International School

  A School for Life and for the World The schoolyard of Seoul International School (SIS) is filled with students dressed in orange t-shirts with tigers on them. They talk excitedly about their day as they walk in small groups, passing by…

The Premium Gimbap Movement

[box_light] The Premium Gimbap Movement After trying one, one would proclaim, ‘What took so long?’ [/box_light] Written by Joe McPherson  Seoul has cycled through its fair share of trends, yet most of them have focused on foreign…

Dinner and Drinks with a View

[box_light] Dinner and Drinks with a View Take advantage of the weather by having a glass outside [/box_light] Written by SEOUL staff Things are warming up in Korea, making it the perfect time of year to enjoy an evening outdoors in Seoul. The…

Seoul Food: What’s Eating You?

  A conversation about the benefits and difficulties of eating, cooking and dining out in Seoul Moving to a different country means changing a lot of things—location and job are the obvious ones, though there are a multitude others. One…