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 Travel Bits-July

An Underground Ocean: COEX Aquarium  코엑스 아쿠아리움   The Samsung COEX Mall shouldn’t be anything new to those familiar with Seoul: the giant underground shopping complex is a futuristic plaza of shops, restaurants, a movie…

Fun in the Sun

[box_light]Fun in the Sun Splash into summer at Seoul’s water parks 도심 근처 워터파크[/box_light] Written by Mimsie Ladner   Summer—it has officially arrived. For many Seoulites, the word conjures up imagery of sandy beaches,…

Fashion 5: Undercover Layering

[box_light]Fashion 5: Undercover Layering[/box_light] Written by Deanne Nguyen As any lady who’s spent time outside Asia will notice, summer skin is a little more conservative on this side of the world. Though showing a bit of shoulder…

A Super Birthday Food

[box_light]A Super Birthday Food How about some seaweed soup (미역국) instead of birthday cake?[/box_light] Written by Ogan Gurel, MD Welcome to the inaugural column in a series that explores the world of “Healthy Living in Korea.”…

Seoul Travel Bits-June

The New Hongdae: Mangwon, Hapjeong and Sangsu 합정, 상수, 망원 Hongdae was once a corner of the city claimed by aspiring artists, musicians and creative types. This still holds true in many ways, with its occupants remaining as young…

Take Me Out to the Ballgame

[box_light] Take Me Out to the Ballgame Navigating the world of baseball …Korean-style 한국식 야구 관람[/box_light] Written by Thomas St. John Background Koreans have been playing baseball of some form for over 100 years, and…

Reality Walks

[box_light] Reality Walks Visit the locales of some of your favorite reality TV programs [/box_light] Written and photographed by Robert Koehler   While Korean soap operas and K-pop music have gotten the most attention overseas, a number…

Gyeongbokgung Station

  Seoul’s centuries-long center of gravity Seats of Power In spite of myriad traumas and forced relocations over the past 600 years, the Korean Peninsula’s center of power (the southern half’s, at least) has always gravitated to…

A Flowing Landscape of Design

[box_light] A Flowing Landscape of Design 동대문 디자인 플라자 Say what you will, but Dongdaemun’s DDP is unlike anywhere you’ve been before [/box_light] Written and photographed by Robert Koehler  To call Dongdaemun…