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,…

Bundle Up

[box_light]Bundle Up The shopping race for the best winter coats [/box_light] Written by AJ Lund Photographed by Ryu Seunghoo  As the Asian games come to an end, a new competition of Olympic size proportions is getting under way. Veterans…
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Winner’s Circle

[box_light]Winner’s Circle[/box_light] The competition was stiff, and only a select few have what it takes to be Seoul winter tested and approved. Despite the frigid temperatures, these items have beat the odds and found their rightful…

Seven Days of Fab

[box_light]Seven Days of Fab Seoul Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2015[/box_light] Written by AJ Lund Photographed by Natalie Rapisarda Seoul Fashion week has never had the prestige and lure enjoyed by other major hubs of the industry, but this…

Buying Mode: Smart Essentials for Summer Travelers

[box_light]Buying Mode: Smart Essentials for Summer Travelers[/box_light] Written by Deanne Nguyen Thoughts of travel induce one of two things: daydreams or dread. After some time, however, a seasoned collector of passport stamps or bus…

All Hands In: Nail Salons of Seoul

[box_light]All Hands In: Nail Salons of Seoul Written by Deanne Nguyen[/box_light] While we often take matters into our own hands, when we think about our appearance, how often do we make sure that our hands matter? We rely on our trusted…

Here’s to you

[box_light]Here’s to You More-than-gift ideas for parents and teachers dear to us[/box_light] Written by Deanne Nguyen Every holiday season, which comes up far more than once a year, we find ourselves the target of yet another commercial…

Fashion Forecast’s Five: Normcore Florals

[box_light]Fashion Forecast’s Five: Normcore Florals[/box_light] “Normcore” is an actively proliferating term that acts as both fashion and social commentary, acknowledging the would-be casual and mediocre as a sub-style movement.…

Clean Sweep

[box_light] Clean Sweep A Spring Look at Organizing in Seoul Spaces [/box_light] Written by Deanne Nguyen  Spring-cleaning: the sound of wind chimes to some but the din of blue bells to others. In the wake of the big seasonal scrub-down,…

HAIR-RAISING

[box_dark]Hair-Raising Recommended Beauty Salons in Seoul[/box_dark] Written by Deanne Nguyen Getting a haircut in a foreign country can be a linguistic leap of faith, but it doesn’t have to be so biblically brave. In this cosmopolitan…