Jeonju Hanok Village – Within striking distance

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.

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 establishmentContinue reading “Food Report: Short-rib Patties and Bibimbap at Gyodong TteokGalbi (Jeonju, South Korea)”

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 theContinue reading “Field Report: Gyeonggijeon Shrine, Jeonju, South Korea (25 January 2020)”