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,…
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National Museum of Art, Deoksugung

    [box_dark]National Museum of Art, Deoksugung | 덕수궁 미술관[/box_dark]   Two prominent exhibits are underway till April 21. In Memory of Landscape I Have Never Seen, a high-profile collection from the…
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Gyeongbokgung and Deoksugung

[box_dark]Breakfast[/box_dark] Red Bean Bread from JSP A white, fluffy steamed bread stuffed with sweet red bean paste is a fine way to start a day of palace trekking. JSP also has great steamed kimchi pork dumplings. JSP |…
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Seollal (Lunar New Year)

  Seollal (Lunar New Year) 설날 Seollal, the first day of the lunar New Year, is one of the most important traditional holidays in Korea and falls on Sunday, February 10 this year. This family-oriented traditional holiday marks…