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,…

Hitting the slopes

Snowy peaks of Gangwon-do have much to offer the ski enthusiast

January Seoul Travel Bits

Spas in Seoul, Seoul Cinemas and more.

COEX Reborn

Come for the shopping, stay for the culture
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Temple of Filial Piety

Yongjoosa‘s Templestay program is a chance to reflect on what kind of son or daughter you‘ve been

Cheonho Station

Whether it’s digging up Seoul’s ancient past or digging into its modern pleasures, do it all in Cheonho Cheonho’s most significant attraction is also, rather deceptively, its most unassuming. Just west of the station is a long, grassy,…

Korea travel bits-November Getaways

Healing in Natural Splendor Jeju Olle Walking Festival (Nov. 6–8) 제주올레걷기축제 Inspired by Spain’s legendary Camino de Santiago, journalist Suh Myung-suk founded Jejudo’s Olle Trail in 2007 as a healing space where world-weary…

Winter fun

[box_light]Winter fun Enjoy the start of winter and the New Year holiday the SEOUL way[/box_light] Written by Melissa Watkins and Robert Koehler Photographed by Robert Koehler   Bosingak bell ringing At midnight at the start of the…

Visiting tomorrow

[box_light]Visiting tomorrow 인천 Korea’s city of the future, Songdo's mesmerizing combination of high-tech and green delights the visitor[/box_light]  Written and photographed by Robert Koehler  Lauded in the international press…

Korea Travel Bits : December Getaways

The tail of the tiger Pohang’s Homigot Cape 호미곶 If the Korean Peninsula is a tiger clawing at the Asian mainland, Homigot Cape is its tail. The mainland‘s eastern-most point, the cape is the place to come to see the earliest…