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,…
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Ooma Bapseong & Lamb Land

[box_dark] Ooma Bapseong & Lamb Land Written and photographed by Daniel Gray [/box_dark]     [box_light] Ooma Bapseong | 엄마밥상 Dosan Park Area [/box_light] You won’t find many Korean restaurants…
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Seoul Forest

  [box_dark]Seoul Forest | 서울숲[/box_dark]   Seoul Forest is a massive park dotted with over 400,000 trees and 100 different animals. The public establishment is divided into five areas: Cultural Art Park, Ecological…
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Seoul Museum

[box_dark] Seoul Museum | 서울미술관[/box_dark]   Seoul Museum is noted for its extraordinary collection of Korean modern art, including Bull, an oil painting masterpiece created by Lee Jung-seob. In addition, the museum…
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SEOUL Weekly: SEOUL May Issue

April 24, 2013 / Issue No. 577 Book Giveaway For The Voices of Heaven Goodreads will be giving away 20 copies of Maija Rhee Devine's The Voices of Heaven through…
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Korean Folk Village

  [box_dark]Korean Folk Village | 한국민속촌[/box_dark]   The Korean Folk Village features reproductions of life in the late Joseon period. Set on an expansive 243-acre site, the village showcases the cultures and…
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Galaxy Express: To the Universe and Beyond!

  [box_dark] GALAXY EXPRESS: TO THE UNIVERSE AND BEYOND! KOREAN ROCK TRIO TAKES THEIR SHOW TO SXSW Written by Monica Suk Photographed by Ryu Seunghoo [/box_dark]   Watching Galaxy Express’ performance, it…
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Cherry blossom rain

A rainy day beneath the cherry blossoms, Jeongdok Public Library. Photo by Robert Koehler.
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Provence Village

  [box_dark]Provence Village | 프로방스 마을[/box_dark]   Having started out as a French restaurant back in 1996, Provence Village in Paju is now a theme village with art and interior design stores and…
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Art Nine

  [box_dark]Art Nine | 아트나인[/box_dark]   Art Nine, a new cinema house devoted to independent art movies, has opened its doors in Sadang-dong, in southern Seoul near Isu Station. Located on the 12th floor of the…