Archive for category: Exploring Seoul

Ben Jackson / April 2, 2012 7:53 am

Spring on Seoul’s ‘Useless Island’

Yeouido is a no-nonsense place. This area of ostensibly sensible skyscrapers is where investment bankers come to investment bank, broadcasters come to broadcast and politicians come to politicize. In winter, the biting winds that race along the Hangang River can make the wide boulevards of the almond-shaped island feel bleak. The northwestern tip of Yeouido, however, is fringed with cherry

Robert Koehler / February 24, 2012 6:46 am

Bukchon

Losing yourself in the charm of old Korea

Matt VanVolkenburg / February 23, 2012 10:10 am

2012-2: A Mall Odyssey

Getting lost in Seoul’s mega-temples of consumerism

Ben Jackson / February 22, 2012 7:51 am

Streets of Food

Sometimes one restaurant is just not enough: you need a street full of them

Sonya Beard / July 8, 2011 5:24 am

Around Banpo-dong

Take in a national cemetery, a French quarter, floating islands and a mesmerizing fountain

Featuring Recent Posts WordPress Widget development by YD