Stay overnight with books in a ‘home for paper’ The Jijihyang hotel provides Author Rooms where guests can not only read the books stacked on the shelves, but can also be inspired by all the books there written by Korean authors. Nowadays, there are small, easy-to-come-by libraries right next door to us in…
Forest of Wisdom builds new reading paradigm Paju’s Forest of Wisdom greets visitors with 8-meter shelves stacked with books donated by Korean scholars, intellectuals and specialists from a variety of fields. “Eight meters tall and spanning 3.1 kilometers.” At first glance, one may think these numbers refer to the dimensions of a building…
What’s old is new: Tracking the changes in Yeonnam-dong Not long ago I paid a visit to an old neighborhood. For two years I lived in the hilly backstreets between Sinchon and Hongdae, within walking distance of their raucous nightlife, but far enough away that at night the only sounds making it up to…
Jamie Oliver praises healthy Jeju Island food Jamie Oliver posts a selfie before enjoying a meal at a restaurant on Jeju Island. “Lots of colour, very fresh, and my favourite pickles, dips, different textures and very good fish…” “Been diving to forage these fruits of the seabed: abalone, sea conch and sea cucumber. We…
This year’s rose festival begins on May 27 at the Rose Theme Garden at the Seoul Grand Park. The garden will be covered with roses in full bloom and visitors can enjoy concerts and a rose pool filled with petals throughout the festival.
Tasty tales of Andong Andong, a city imbued with the spirit of Confucianism, has many regional delicacies that have interesting backstories about how they came to be served on the dinner table. Owing to the region’s deep-rooted Confucianist traditions, Andong has more varieties of ancestral ceremonial foods compared to other regions of Korea.…
Suncheon, food capital of the southern provinces From long ago, dishes from the southern provinces have been well known to be delicious. The dishes are made with ingredients that come from the unpolluted seas, mountains, rivers and fields. Among the many cities of the southern provinces, food from Suncheon, Jeollanam-do Province, is considered…
The 2016 Haeundae Sand Festival will take place at Haeundae Beach in Busan from May 27 to 30. This year’s festival has the theme of “Adventure in the Ocean, Passion on the Sand.” Sand sculptures by nine artists from seven different countries will be on display at the beach.
Andong: photos of history, heritage The Nakdonggang River (낙동강, 洛東江) is the longest river in South Korea. It flows for 510 kilometers and has a drainage basin covering 23,384 square kilometers. The river originates around Taebaeksan Mountain in Gangwon-do Province, and meanders its way through Gyeongsangbuk-do and Gyeongsangnam-do provinces before reaching the Straits…
Nature and people, tradition and modernity coexist in Suncheon Suncheonman Bay can be seen from the Yongsan Observatory. “[This city] is famous for… nothing really, isn’t it?” “No, not really. It’s a bit strange that so many people are living in the city despite that.“ The imagined city of Mujin is described as…
