Ultimate Summer Getaway
Jiri-san Cheese Land in Gurye. Written and photographed by Cami Ismanova. Gurye is a small green town in Jeollanam-do widely known for its mountainous scenery, in particular Jiri-san National Park, … Read More
Category: Travel
Belarus and Belarusians
10 Little-Known Facts. Written by Viktoryia Shylkouskaya. Belarus is a beautiful country located in the very heart of Europe. But not many people know that Belarus, a country of 10 … Read More
On the Right Path
Written and photographed by Isaiah Winters. Rotting along Gwangju’s extreme western fringe are the remains of two largely forgotten institutions whose infamous backstories are worth recalling. Located in sleepy Samgeo-dong, … Read More
Songsan Riding School
Gwangju’s Best-Hidden Treasure Written and photographed by Melline Galani. Before Children’s Day, I was in desperate need of ideas for what I could do to entertain my kids on that … Read More
A Date with Destiny
The Damyang Bamboo Forest Written and photographed by Fatemeh Khalili. When I look at the pictures I’ve taken in Korea, I find that instead of keeping and recording these precious … Read More
Visiting the Castle of Queen Maria in Bulgaria
Written by Melline Galani. The Balchik Palace is a former summer residence of Queen Maria of Romania, built in 1924–1927 by Italian architects Amerigo and Augustino, and also known as … Read More
Remembering Hak-dong’s Humanity
Written and photographed by Isaiah Winters. In 1946, on his second and last visit to Gwangju, Korean independence activist Kim Gu paid a special visit to Hak-dong that would leave … Read More
COVID-19: An Australian Perspective
Written by David Foster. In the In 2015, after being invited to be a visiting professor at Chonnam National University, my wife and I spent the summer in Gwangju. This … Read More