Seoul-lo 7017

On may 20th, Seoul-lo 7017 (서울로 7017) opened to the citizen of Seoul. Seoul-lo 7017 was a project that changes a road for cars to a road for people. The Seoul Station Overpass (서울역 고가도로) was designed in the form that across from the east to the west of Seoul Station and completed in 1970 […]

A Day in Nara, Japan

  If you are planning a trip to Osaka and Kyoto, consider adding a trip to Japan’s first permanent capital Nara (奈良)! Located less than an hour away from Kyoto and Osaka, Nara was the first permanent capital was in the year 710. In the present-day Nara, the city remains full of historic treasures, including […]

Surviving Korean Drinking Games (Part 4)

The next installment of the long list of Korean drinking games and chants that I (and many of my friends have learned) during our time in Korea.   클레오파트라 (Cleopatra) This song is a simple clapping drinking chant. Every person takes a turn clapping a simple beat and chanting the following sentence: Hangul (한글): 안녕 […]

Visit Universities in Korea (Part 3)

In the first article, I wrote about the two best of best schools that I think. And in the second article, I introduced schools that are located in the west part of Seoul near Shinchon (신촌). In this area, I am going to introduce universities that are in the eastern part of Seoul that includes […]

Indie Bookstores in Seoul

If you’ve been in Hanyang (한양대학교) for a while, you’re probably familiar with big bookstores in Seoul (서울). Kyobo Bookstore (교보문고), Youngppong Bookstore (영풍문고) and Bandi&Lunis (반디앤루니스) are some of the biggest bookstore chains all over Korea including Seoul. While these bookstores mostly treat publications from major publishing companies, there are interesting independent local bookstores […]

Travel on Subway Line Number 4!

Today I’d like to introduce some variable places to go by taking subway line 4. It was built in 1985. Line number 4 also built for maximize the usage of line number 2. Line number 4 connects from Danggogae Station (당고개역) to Oido Station (오이도역). It connects the northeast part of Seoul to Gyeonggi Province […]

Visit Universities in Korea (Part 2)

I have been to a lot of universities in Seoul. There were several reasons to visit universities but every time I visited another school I felt some thing new to look around the campuses. In succession with the last article, I am going to introduce more universities in Seoul. I arranged the universities that have […]

Meet the World at Mangwon!

Mangwon (망원) is an adjacent neighborhood to Hapjeong (합정) and Hongdae (홍대). The neighborhood consisted mostly of residential area until fancy restaurants and coffee shops started moving in a couple of years ago. Continuous rise of rent in Hongdae led to a gradual, yet significant movement in nearby neighborhoods including Mangwon. Mangwon has become the […]