Learn the rules of the Korean road and join the other cyclists donning spandex and slicing through the wind at 40-plus kilometers an hour.
While Seoul may not be as amenable to riding bikes as some other major cities, there are still plenty of opportunities for the adventurous cyclist.
The Korean version of keirin is the perfect chance to enjoy some two-wheeled racing (and gambling) action.
The six-century old Wongaksa Pagoda lay in ruins until Westerners in Seoul began to take an interest in it. One of the most interesting but least known historic sites in Seoul is Tapgol Park (탑골공원), also known as Pagoda Park.
Words by Robert Neff, Photos courtesy of the Robert Neff collection As the primary way of accessing Seoul during the early...
Photos courtesy of the Robert Neff collection The anti-Western sentiment pervasive in Pyongyang today has a long history, as historian Robert Neff recounts. Much as it is now, Pyongyang in the late 1880s and early 1890s was pretty much anti-Western. The legacy of the General Sherman in 1866 gives testimony...
Words BY Robert Neff Photos courtesy of the Robert Neff collection A skirmish between Japanese and Russian warships in February...
Words by Robert Neff In this humorous anecdote from the turn of the 20th century, an American diplomat and a mob...
Retired Article: Info from 2012 Words by Mary Chavez Byrns In the mood for Italian, French or Japanese? We’re not talking about dinner, but rather food for your aesthetic tastebuds. How about a language class in Spanish, an Italian film or opera or a day of wrestling and archery at...
Words by Robert Neff Photos from the collection of Robert Neff In the 1890s there was a gold rush in...