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
Category: Travel
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
Wisteria Blossoms: Where to Find Them in Gwangju
Written and photographed by Viktoryia Shylkouskaya. Flowers bloom in Korea from March to October. While the most popular of the spring flowers are the pink and white cherry blossoms that … Read More
Awesome Autumn in Jeju
Written by Maiya Kabyltayeva. My name is Maiya and I currently stay in South Korea to study for a master’s degree. In 2017, when I came to South Korea for the first … Read More
Bali: Island of a Thousand Temples
Spectacular Waterfalls, Golden Sandy Beaches, and Wide Rice Terraces Written by Cami Ismanova. Bali Island is located in the heart of the Indonesian archipelago, surrounded by the warm Indian Ocean to … Read More