Culture Day (문화가 있는 날) in South Korea is on the last Wednesday of each month. This day is established...
Experience a piece of Korea’s war-fraught past with a visit to the Fortress in Jinju and a peek at the...
Nestled high in the mountains of Busan is one of Korea’s best-kept secrets: Seokbulsa Temple (석불사). While other temples such as Beomeosa (범어사) and Haedong Yonggunsa (해동용궁사) receive much well-deserved attention, Seokbulsa may well be the crown jewel of Korean Buddhist temples. Seokbulsa literally means “Stone Buddha Temple”, which seems...
You may be seeing a lot of flags all around Korea lately. Streets, businesses and even your neighbor’s homes will...
Here are eight brilliant Korean novels to engross yourself in during this prolonged period of social distancing. The list includes...
South Korea has a long dated history, through the passing of the years, some of its oldest traditions are still being passed to younger generations. One of them is their drinking culture. South Koreans are one of the biggest consumers of alcohol in the world. That could explain why their...
Ever imagined what travelling during Chuseok in Korea 100 Years ago was like? During Chuseok, travel in modern Korea is...
Words by D. Chase Kang and Rhiannon May, illustrations by Sidney Goulet * * * The idea of “fluttering your...
One of the most baffling laws in South Korea, one that annoys many foreigners staying here long-term, is the one that makes pornography illegal. In Korea, producing and viewing any kind of pornography is illegal. Period. The Korean government censors the internet to ensure that no pornography surfaces online that...
Eleven years into the new millennium and 60 after the start of the Korean War, the old Korea is becoming...