Words by Robert NeffPhotos from the collection of Robert Neff Prior to the marvels of the computer and its email...
Words by Robert Neff, Photos from the collection of Robert Neff One of the most valued animals in Joseon Korea was...
Words by Robert Neff Life at the Western gold mines in northern Korea was dangerous both inside and out in the 19th and early 20th centuries. These Korean mines were generally located in sparsely populated mountainous regions and were the favored haunts of Korea’s big cats – Siberian tigers and...
Modern Seoul is filled with hotels and getting a room is generally not much of a problem, but it wasn’t...
Ever imagined what travelling during Chuseok in Korea 100 Years ago was like? During Chuseok, travel in modern Korea is...
Words by Luigina Webb When was the last time you saw someone wearing hanbok to work, or on the subway during peak hours? The presence of this Korean traditional dress in daily life has all but disappeared from the streets and workplaces of South Korea. What happened? Globalization, in conjunction...
As we welcome in another New Year with copious amounts of food and alcohol in homes or at local pubs...
Korea, in the summer of 1894, was a hotbed of intrigue and uncertainty. China and Japan were on the brink...
At the mention of castles in Korea, images of pink-walled, crenellated love motels may spring to mind. Towering beside expressways and bus stations, and with names like Prince Hotel, these are not the representative castles of South Korea. While feudal castles still stand in Japan, what remain of Korea’s ancient...
We have all been taught that aviation history was made on December 17, 1903, when the Wright brothers managed to...