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Field Report: Sunday Stories from Suncheon, South Korea (26 January 2020)
This post is both prelude and epilogue to my upcoming report on Suncheon’s really-quite-spectacular Japanese castle. (Yes, you’ve read correctly: there are ruins of an old Japanese castle in Suncheon and I’ll tell you more about it in another post). Just some little vignettes and casual observations that illustrate what I went through on a…
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Field Snapshots: Suncheon Bay National Garden (25 January 2020)
I didn’t stay long at the Suncheon Bay National Garden (순천만국가정원, Suncheonman Gukga Jeongwon), mainly because of the threat of rain and poor conditions for outdoor photography. That said, I rather enjoyed my visit to this sprawling slice of greenery, and I’m happy to offer a small gallery of pictures – in place of a…
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Field Report: A Quick Peek at Jeonju Hanok Village, South Korea (25 January 2020)
Suncheon was the focus of my latest adventure in Korea, but I decided to fill up part of a spare day by heading north to Jeonju (전주). Let’s see how this quick side trip went.
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Food Report: Short-rib Patties and Bibimbap at Gyodong TteokGalbi (Jeonju, South Korea)
With great sightseeing comes great hunger … to twist a phrase. And after a couple of hours spent tramping through the scenic side-streets and touristy thoroughfares of Jeonju Hanok Village, filling one’s stomach will start to rise in priority over filling one’s Instagram page. (Not that they’re mutually exclusive.) Let’s pop into a local establishment…
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Field Report: Gyeonggijeon Shrine, Jeonju, South Korea (25 January 2020)
Under the banner of Joseon, the House of Yi ruled Korea for more than five centuries from the royal capital of Hanseong (present-day Seoul). However, like most Korean families, they maintained a special connection to their ancestral hometown: the city of Jeonju in the southern region of Jeolla. As a mark of reverence for the…
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