South Korea Travel Stories Travel Articles

Seoul Man: 12 Months in Korea – #1: Korea and the World Cup – South Korea

Conor found that for most Koreans, the World cup wasn't about football at all. It was about participating. Noisy they may be, football fans they ain't.

The Korean DMZ: A Propaganda Playground – South Korea, North Korea

Kari Frizzle's experience in visiting the Demilita

Paul Kan’s Asia Journal #16: June 22-26, Seoul, Korea – South Korea

If one city in Asia seemed distinctly more Western than other Asian cities, yet also distinctly proud of its own national heritage, it was Seoul.

Karaoke With The Monks, Dog Soup and Beyond (1 of 2)

Jeff Shields escaped the corporate world by teachi

One Week in South Korea

After being delayed at departure in Oslo (which is not unusual with this brand new airport), I landed in Paris about the same time as my connecting flight to Seoul should leave. Fortunately, it was at Charles De Gaulle airport that the problem started in the first place, so the connecting plane was also late. [...]

The Other Side of the World

Arriving in Korea for the first time to teach Engl

Karaoke With The Monks, Dog Soup and Beyond (2 of 2)

A couple of weeks later we found ourselves at a sacred Korean holiday, one where they celebrate their liberty from Japan and essentially use it as an excuse to take the day off work and play ping-pong. I envy countries that have myths and heroes and all, but when Canada has a national holiday it [...]