Baegundae Valley
The beautiful Baegundae Valley of Mungyeong’s Bongamsa Temple. Photo by Robert Koehler.
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American-born Buddhist monk CHONG GO SUNIM
[box_dark] TRANSLATING THE HEART OF SEON American-born Buddhist monk CHONG GO SUNIM helps bring Buddhism to a global audience Written and Photographed by Robert Koehler [/box_dark] ”I can remember sitting on a sandbank on a river in Montana, just dead quiet night, and having this sense that there’s something much bigger than me. […]
SEOUL Weekly: The Voices of Heaven on Goodreads Again
May 15, 2013 / Issue No. 580 Book Reading of “The Voices of Heaven” Maija Rhee Devine will hold a reading of her novel “The Voices of Heaven” at 4 pm, May 29 at Seoul Selection Bookshop. Everyone is welcome to attend the reading. Prior to the reading, there will be a press conference for […]
Bosu-dong Used Book Alley
Chungnam Bookshop’s Nam Myeong-seop searches the stacks. Busan’s Bosu-dong Used Book Alley is a charming collection of used book stores and coffee shops not far from the Gukje Market. Photo by Robert Koehler.
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Gangneung Danoje Festival (June 9–16)
[box_dark]Gangneung Danoje Festival (June 9–16) | 강릉단오제[/box_dark] The beautiful east coast city of Gangneung hosts the annual Gangneung Danoje Festival, a fascinating piece of Korea’s folk culture. Designated a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO in 2005, the Gangneung Danoje Festival is held all over Gangneung and on Daegwallyeong Ridge, where people […]
Green Tea in Boseong and Hadong
[box_dark]Green Tea in Boseong and Hadong | 보성, 하동[/box_dark] The southern towns of Boseong and Hadong constitute Korea’s green tea country— in May, they could be the most beautiful, and certainly the most fragrant, towns in the country. The two are quite distinct, however. Boseong is famous for its rolling hills of perfectly manicured green tea plantations, […]
KORAIL O-Train & V-Train
[box_dark]KORAIL O-Train & V-Train | 코레일 중부내륙순환열차 & 백두대간협곡열차[/box_dark] The Korea Railroad Corporation (KORAIL) has opened new O-Train and V-Train routes that take tourists through the scenic mountains of central Korea. The O-Train course (257.2 km and about five hours, not including the three-hour trek from Seoul) connects Seoul with the towns of Jecheon, Taebaek, and Yeongju, […]
Fine Dining in Style
[box_dark] Fine Dining in Style Sihwadam & Heaven on Top Written and photographed by Daniel Gray [/box_dark] [box_info]Sihwadam | 시화담 ▶ Insa-dong area[/box_info] Sihwadam is the ambitious fine dining concept from restaurateur Park Byeong-il. Park is well known for his franchise ox-bone soup restaurants, which can be found all over the country. His new […]