No alien registration card? No national health insurance? No problem! The city of Seoul is distributing some 100,000 face masks...
Spring is here, and hotels in Korea have dreamed up all sorts of yummy ways for you to indulge in...
I admit I was intrigued but skeptical. The new installation, “Wave,” at COEX Seoul bills itself as the world’s largest anamorphic illusion, and the Seoul design firm d’strict created it using the biggest and highest-definition outdoor screen in Korea. But from Times Square to Tokyo we’ve all seen big bright...
The Yongsan-gu district office and Itaewon merchants have started a “Clean Itaewon” initiative to revive the many Itaewon businesses that...
Nestled between hanbok rental shops and the renowned Gyeongbokgung Palace lies an 80-year-old traditional market known as Tongin Market (통인시장)....
With the temperatures ramping up these past few weeks, doesn’t something cold and sweet that melts in your mouth sound like the perfect dessert? Then “bingsu” (빙수) is just what you need. Bingsu is shaved ice that’s traditionally topped with red beans, sweetened condensed milk, and “tteok” (rice cakes), but...
New movies are once again appearing in South Korean movie theaters, though spectators remain understandably ambivalent about going to such...
After an uncharacteristically long spring, Korea’s stifling summer season is in full swing. And while many countries stow away their...
While the area surrounding Gyeongbokgung Palace houses unique museums, eclectic coffee shops, and a surplus of hanbok rentals that monopolize most travelers’ attention, the neighborhood’s real gems (like gamjatang, as you will see) are left to the locals or those who fancy a bit of wandering. The undiscovered nooks and...
As heavy rains this month caused water levels of the Han River to rise drastically, many parks located along the...