Chuncheon is the capital of Gangwon-do, and is famous for two things; drama and food. I tried to do both whilst there last weekend, with varying degrees of success: 1. Dakgalbi street, also known as Myeongdong street, is the main highlight of central Chuncheon. Here we were a lot more successful tourists! Dakgalbi is a
One of my favorite parts about Korea is the plethora of festivals they have almost every weekend – that, and drinking-in-public being okay (encouraged, really). It’s like Vegas everywhere. Last month, Busan had it annual Fireworks Festival. However, at first I was skeptical to go to the event as I have seen fireworks before in
The 5th Annual European Christmas Market is finally approaching. Christmas is the biggest holiday in Europe, so they made Christmas market, buying Christmas decorations and various foods with their families or friends to celebrate Christmas every year. Seongbuk Global Village Center aims for foreign residents to feel their home and local residents to experience European
Coming from a country where every festival is celebrated like larger than life… Yeah I’m talking about India… I like the festival seasons and its celebration parade. So when came to Korea the one thing I like the most was celebrating festivals with family. Korea as a cultural country has many festivals for every season.
For most visitors to South Korea, Seoul is as far as they go. And why not? Seoul is the heart of Korea. Forty eight percent of the Korean populous live in the Seoul capital area, making it the third largest urban area in the world. It’s big, it’s bright, and it never sleeps. But what
Busan Global Gathering is an annual event organized by BIFA (Busan Foundation for International Activities) in autumn season at Busan Citizen Park near Bujeon Station. The purpose of the event is to bring all the foreign communities living in Busan together at same place and promote cultural and social exchange among them as well as with local Koreans. Presently, Korea Government
Small Apartment Living For many, living in South Korea isn’t just a change of culture, scenery and cuisine; you also have to compete with a stark change in accommodation. Especially if you’re here from the West, the apartments in Korea can very much redefine the amount of space you need for your life, and by
At the age of “over the hill”, The women who were forced into sexual slavery to serve Japanese military during World War II are struggling to survive alone with no family, no homeland and no money. The forgotten sexual slaves Since 2001, South Korean photographer Ahn Sehong, 42, started his trip to remote villages in
