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: Free Korean Music Concert: Lee Soojin

Feb 26, 2014 / Issue No. 621 Translator Needed Seoul Selection is looking for a part-time Korean-to-English translator, preferably one who majored in economics.…

Yummy yummy hotteok

Delicious hotteok from a shop in Samcheong-dong. Photo by Robert Koehler.

SEOUL Weekly: SEOUL March Issue

Feb 19, 2014 / Issue No. 620 Take Our Accessory Display Cabinet. Please. We've got an old accessory display cabinet (steel frame, height: 157cm, width: 114cm,…

Jwibul Nori

Jwibul Nori at a Daeboreum festival in Gangdong-gu. Photo by Robert Koehler.

SEOUL Weekly: Last Chance to Buy Seoul Selection’s Organic Citron Tea

Feb 12, 2014 / Issue No. 619 Translator Needed Seoul Selection is looking for a part-time Korean-to-English translator, preferably one who majored in economics.…

Cafe at the Skating Rink

Fair trade cafe in front of Seoul City Hall's skating rink. Photo by Robert Koehler.

SEOUL Weekly: Want SEOUL?

Feb 5, 2014 / Issue No. 618 Take Our HD TV. Please. We are renovating our bookshop, and we need to get rid of a 10-year-old Samsung HD TV with a 5.1''…
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Mt. Namsan Alleyway

An alley staircase on the southern slope of Mt. Namsan around Sowol-ro. Photographed by Robert Koehler.