Google Street View comes to Jeju parks With a mouse click, the beautiful scenery of Jeju Island can now unfold in front of you on your computer screen. It is like personally walking up to the Seongsan Sunrise Peak, from which people can see the oceans and the offshore island of Udo Island,…
Autumn opens door to winter Goesanho Lake in Goesan County, Chungcheongbuk-do (North Chungcheong Province), is surrounded by a forest that has turned to yellow and red with autumnal foliage on October 30. The hiking trails of mountains and valleys and even urban center streets are now covered with yellow and red fallen leaves…
Here comes the sun With 2011 now more than a month old, it’s time to ring in the New Year — the Lunar New Year, that is. From February 3, Koreans will be celebrating what they call “seollal” with three days of rest, family reunions and a celebration of Korea’s wonderful traditions. And…
A musician ahead of his times: Shin Hae-chul passes away A singer- and song-writer and an album producer, Shin Hae-chul is one of the most influential figures in the field of modern Korean pop and rock music. Passing away at the age of 46, Shin was loved by youth in the 1990s with…
The labors of love The course of true love, as they say, never runs smooth. And when the partners come from countries that are practically cultural opposites, that course becomes even more treacherous. Several friends of Ann-Cherise Simmons discovered that lesson for themselves when they dated Korean men. But while the obstacles they…
Seoul screens architecture film festival A special kind of festival has just kicked off in Seoul, an event designed to help better understand architecture and to glimpse architectural trends both domestically and across the world. Ewha Womans University plays host the sixth Seoul International Architecture Film Festival from October 29 to November 3, under…
Enjoy hiking, rock climbing and do it safely New entrants to the Gyeonggi Fire Service Academy take a rock climbing course with instructors from the National Park School of Mountaineering Safety on October 29. Autumn is clearly the season for hiking. The mountains have changed their colors to yellow and red with the…
Come and taste rice beer in Insa-dong The 2014 Makgeolli Festival is now underway in and around the neighborhood of Insa-dong in Seoul. Aimed at raising international awareness of makgeolli, the range of traditional Korean rice beers, especially the kind brewed with newly-harvested rice, the four-day festival is full of events that allow…
Korea aids farm mechanization in Cameroon A system of mechanized rice farming has been put in place recently in Cameroon with assistance from the Korean government. During the opening ceremony for the farm in the Central African nation on October 16, Director Tobie Ondoa Manga from the Cameroonian Ministry of Agriculture & Rural…
Countryside offers bounty of organic produce, cultural immersion Interested in organic farming and/or getting your hands dirty while exploring rural Korea? Ever want to practice your Korean far from the curious ears and eyes of urbanites? World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms Korea (wwoofkorea.org/) offers 64 such chances through farms, temples and guesthouses…
