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36 Hours on Jeju Island: Korea’s Island of the Gods
First things first: 36 hours isn't enough time on Jeju Island. There's so much to do that you need at least a week - from hiking a crater and exploring an erotic sculpture park to…
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Going to the JSA and DMZ in Korea
Last weekend I explored the JSA and DMZ in Korea, a strip of land in-between two countries that have technically been at war for more than 60 years. There is so much to…
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An American Abroad: Anger When I’m Home, Guilt When I’m Away
As I sit in a café in Seoul, South Korea, an American abroad, I scroll through news articles about recent Supreme Court decisions, actions the government is taking against immigrant children, protests at…
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24 Hours in Pohang: What to See
When I told some folks I was going to Pohang on my Korean road trip, they asked me why. Why would I go to Pohang, it’s just an industrial city, nothing special about…
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Ultimate Korea Road Trip: Get Out of Seoul
I had a few days off thanks to Buddha's birthday and decided to wander outside of Seoul on an epic Korea Road Trip, making my way far south, a little east, then west,…
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Tapsa Temple and the Stone Pagodas
Tapsa Temple is nestled in the mountains surrounded by stone pagodas that were built by a Buddhist hermit over the course of 30 years. In 1885, Yi Gap Yong, a 25-year-old Buddhist hermit,…
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All The Cheese! Imsil Cheese Theme Park in Korea
On a road trip through Korea, I was driving from the Bamboo forest to Tapsa Temple, jamming to some tunes, when I saw a huge, yellow cheese-wheel shaped building in the middle of…
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Hiking (Down) Daedunsan Mountain, South Korea
Not a huge mountain compared to others in the world, but it isn’t an easy hike. Daedunsan Mountain, standing at 878 meters (2,880 feet), is known in Korea for the suspension bridge that…
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Land of Bamboo Giants: Korea’s Bamboo Forest
In the small town of Damyang, you can stroll walkways through 25 acres of bamboo skyscrapers. The Damyang Bamboo Forest is a popular tourist attraction for families and locals alike. If you go…
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Exploring the Boseong Green Tea Fields
I had heard about the Boseong Green Tea fields before I even moved to Korea. I love tea, and I was enamored by the photos I saw of the rolling green hills full…
